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Adidas

Adidas is a German sportswear company headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and sells footwear, apparel and accessories for sport and everyday wear. Its annual report for 2025 gives net sales of 24.811 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.056 billion euros. History of Adidas The company grew out of a small workshop. In

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A German sportswear company based in Herzogenaurach that designs footwear, apparel and accessories and reported 2025 net sales of 24.811 billion euros.

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Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American company based in Seattle, Washington, that operates online and physical stores, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform and a range of media, advertising and device businesses. It reported net sales of $716.9 billion for 2025 in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), up

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An American company in Seattle that runs online stores, Amazon Web Services, advertising, devices and media businesses.

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BMW

BMW is a German manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles based in Munich, with an official founding date of 1916. The BMW Group sells vehicles under the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, and it delivered about 2.46 million cars in 2025. History of BMW The company traces its roots to two aviation firms, Flugmaschinenfabrik Gustav Otto

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BMW is a German automaker and motorcycle maker based in Munich, officially founded in 1916, that sells BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles.

Sculpture of psychologist Kurt Lewin

Change management

Change management is the discipline of guiding individuals, teams, and organizations through a transition from a current state to a desired future state, with particular attention to the people side of change rather than just the technical or structural side. Lewin’s three-stage model One of the earliest and most durable frameworks comes from psychologist Kurt

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The discipline of guiding people and organizations through a transition from a current state to a desired future state.

Exterior of the World of Coca-Cola visitor attraction in Atlanta, Georgia

Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company is an American beverage company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that makes and sells concentrates, syrups and finished drinks under brands such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and Dasani. Its annual report states that drinks bearing its trademarks are consumed at a rate of about 2.2 billion servings each day, out of an estimated

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An American beverage company based in Atlanta that sells concentrates and drinks such as Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta through independent bottling partners.

Aerial view of the Ford River Rouge plant near Dearborn, Michigan, about 1927

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, that builds vehicles under the Ford and Lincoln brands. Henry Ford and a group of investors founded it in 1903, and its 2025 annual filing reports about 169,000 employees and roughly 4.4 million vehicles wholesaled that year. History of Ford Motor Company Henry Ford

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Ford Motor Company is an American automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, founded in 1903, that builds Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

The Renaissance Center towers in Detroit, Michigan, the headquarters of General Motors

General Motors

General Motors is an American automaker headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that sells vehicles under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands. William C. Durant founded it in 1908, and in 2025 it reported about 155,000 employees and 6.18 million total vehicle sales worldwide. History of General Motors Durant founded General Motors in 1908 as a

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General Motors is a Detroit-based American automaker, founded in 1908 by William C. Durant, that sells Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles.

First-generation 1958 Honda Super Cub motorcycle seen from the left side

Honda

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles, automobiles and power products, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. It was incorporated on September 24, 1948, and in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 it sold about 14.7 million motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides and about 2.7 million automobiles. Its best-known products include the Super

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Honda is a Japanese maker of motorcycles, cars and power products, incorporated in 1948 and known for the Super Cub and the Civic.

ISO 9001 certified sign at the Janesville General Motors assembly plant

International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental organization of national standards bodies that develops voluntary international standards. It was formally established on 23 February 1947, and its Central Secretariat is in Geneva, Switzerland. History of ISO Efforts to create global standards began in the early twentieth century. The International Federation of the

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An independent, non-governmental body of national standards organizations, founded in 1947 in Geneva, that develops voluntary international standards.

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Leadership

Leadership is the process of setting a vision for change and mobilizing people to pursue it — distinct from management, which focuses on executing and coordinating work through established processes. Harvard Business School frames it this way: leadership is “the creation of positive, non-incremental change, including the creation of a vision to guide that change,”

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Leadership is the process of setting a vision for change and mobilizing people to pursue it, distinct from management's focus on executing established processes.