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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Keeping up with the Joneses Inc.

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Companies work hard to generate profits: they invest and cut costs. And they hang around with the right crowd. Joel Podolny is the dean of the Yale School of Managment, explains to host Kai Ryssdal.

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