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Business Does Not Need the Humanities — But Humans Do

Harvard Business Review

Many a tech titan, critics contend, would have been helped by an extra humanities class, say, or social science course : those staples of liberal arts education meant to prepare future leaders to wrestle with the dilemmas and complexities of human lives and societies. Sometimes it’s just neglect or plain ignorance.

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HBR Lives Where Taylorism Died

Harvard Business Review

Back in 1908, the Army learned of a clever engineer — Frederick Taylor , subsequently dubbed "the father of scientific management" — and his success in making steel manufacturing more productive in Pennsylvania. HBR's 90th Anniversary: Why Management Matters. How Ethical Are You? More >>.