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Here is a quote from Martin Buber's "I and Thou".

"The attitude of man is twofold, in accordance with the twofold nature of the primary words which he speaks...

The one primary word is I-Thou. The other primay word is the combination I-It; wherein...
one of the words, He or She can replace It.

Here is a quote from the Net. I am unable to trace the exact URL right now

"Martin Buber’s I and Thou presents a philosophy of personal dialogue, in that it describes how personal dialogue can define the nature of reality.

According to Buber, human beings may adopt two attitudes toward the world: I-Thou or I-It. I-Thou is a relation of subject-to-subject, while I-It is a relation of subject-to-object. In the I-Thou relationship, human beings are aware of each other as having a unity of being. In the I-Thou relationship, human beings do not perceive each other as consisting of specific, isolated qualities, but engage in a dialogue involving each other's whole being.

In the I-It relationship, on the other hand, human beings perceive each other as consisting of specific, isolated qualities, and view themselves as part of a world which consists of things.
I-Thou is a relationship of mutuality and reciprocity, while I-It is a relationship of separateness and detachment.

I-Thou relationship is subject-to-subject, while I-It relations subject-to-object.
In the former the relationship is the unit of inquiry, while in the latter it is the individual entities (all Its)"

Does Martin Buber's work have implications for customer orientation, or employee orientation, or society orientation.