The industrial revolution that defined the first half of the 20 century marked the start of modern business, typified by high-volume, large-scale organizations. Mechanization created a culture of business derived from the capabilities and needs of the time.

Management, at every level, is about the effort to frame challenges, define end states, and allocate resources to navigate between them.

Knowledge created a new culture of business derived from the information gathering and analysis capabilities of first the mainframe and then the PC.

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