Fifth, the companies also had what struck me as unusually intimate workplaces. They were, in effect, functional little societies that strove to address a broad range of their employees’ needs as human beings – creative, emotional, spiritual and social needs as well as economic ones. …
They were places where employees felt cared for in the totality of their lives, where they were treated in the way that the founders and leaders thought people ought to be treated – with respect, dignity, integrity, fairness, kindness and generosity. In that sense, the companies seemed to represent the ultimate expression of business as a social institution
Bo Burlingham – Small Giants