Yesterday's Education for Tomorrow's Business: Massacre of the Aristocrats

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The most dramatic symbol of revolutionary change is the destruction of old aristocracies. The leaders of industries and businesses do not pay the same price as French or Russian aristocrats but their fall from grace can be just as dramatic. Are the skills and attitudes that served people and businesses well in the past a disadvantage today?

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This event was on Wed, 13 Nov 1996

Tom Cannon

Professor Tom Cannon

Professor of Business

Tom Cannon was the Mercers’ School Memorial Professor of Commerce at Gresham College between 1996 and 1999.

He holds Visiting Professorships in Britain, the USA...

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