At the end of his life in 1961, the majority shareholder of the Glasswork company ordered the dismissal of workers and Enrique, as managing director, said that if they fired even one, he would resign.
He persuaded them by showing the factual positive results of the company. Enrique was ill with cancer and his wife said that he was running out of retirement, that he was given into God’s hands, he had a huge faith but she not that much.
"Currently, a daughter of one of the workers who was going to be fired is grateful for this defense of the staff Enrique did, thanks to that action her family was able to have economic stability and support her education”.
Enrique recognized the company as an economic reality that produces goods and services that people need, and it is also a human community of life and work where the people work for common objectives for several hours a day.
Enrique wrote: “Although a company works thanks to the search for a profit, the objective cannot be the maximum profit amount but the maximum of positive results in all dimensions” (SHAW, 2010: 79-101).
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Transforming the World with Purpose
Perú - UNDEC Union of Catholic Businessmen of Peru and CENTRUM PUCP y CENTRUM PUCP
The Dean of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Dr. Carlos Garatea and the Vice Grand Chancellor of the PUCP and president of the Episcopal Conference of Peru, Monsignor Miguel Cabrejos, opened the day. Among other important speakers, Argentina was represented by Dra. Sara Critto de Eiras, who was invited by CENTRUM PUCP and the Undec - Union of Catholic Businessmen of Peru, to give testimony about the Entrepreneur Enrique Shaw:
CENTRUM PUCP brought together the most important business leaders from different countries on its campus, to share experiences about a very important topic: ethics and values in the business world.