Looking back to the early days of twentieth century, Albert Einstein, a Nobel
Prize Laureate and theoretical physicist, was quoted saying, “Try not to become a man of
success, but rather try to become a man of value” (as cited in Krieger, 2007, p. 173).
Warren Buffet (as cited in Schuman, 2006), widely considered one of the most successful
investors of the twentieth century, has famously stated, “If you lose dollars for the firm
by bad decisions, I will be understanding, if you lose reputation for the firm, I will be
ruthless” (p. 33).