On artistic sensibility.
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No organization works if the toilets don't work, but I don't believe that finding solutions to business problems is my job.
— James G. March
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "James G. March" (Quotes, Ideas as Art (2006): James G. March & Diane Coutou "Ideas as Art". Harvard Business Review 84 (2006): p. 83-89)
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About James G. March
James Gardner March (January 15, 1928 – September 27, 2018) was an American business theorist and professor emeritus in management, sociology, political science, and education at Stanford University. Widely recognized as a pioneer of organization and management theory, March coauthored the classic books Organizations (1958) and A Behavioral Theory of the Firm (1959).
About James G. March
James Gardner March (January 15, 1928 – September 27, 2018) was an American business theorist and professor emeritus in management, sociology, political science, and education at Stanford University. Widely recognized as a pioneer of organization and management theory, March coauthored the classic books Organizations (1958) and A Behavioral Theory of the Firm (1959).
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