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We all know the saying: ‘the customer is king’. For this reason, meeting the customers’ needs is often mentioned as the raison d’être of a corporation. Here are some quotes from our case study interviews:

‘The customers are at the centre of what we do, and regardless of the situation we approach them with a positive attitude and with dedication.’

‘The first stakeholder for me, and for many of our activities, is the customer. We don’t do business if the customer is unsatisfied.’

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© 2009 Sybille Sachs, Edwin Rühli and Isabelle Kern

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Sachs, S., Rühli, E., Kern, I. (2009). Getting to know your customers. In: Sustainable Success with Stakeholders. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271746_5

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