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34 "
A6 material at the source. “ There can be little doubt but
that many companies are in a position to challenge his
statement on the basis of their records for the past
several years.
Turning for a moment to the other source of
recruitment, there is evidence of a reversal in the thinking
of many managements as to the type of college training |ii
preferred. Larke describes the experiences of companies I
\
which were forced by the shortage of technically trained ;
college graduates to recruit graduates of the liberal arts |
i |
; colleges for their executive development reserves. Many ;
Ii
of them have discovered that it is easier to train a \
ij liberal arts man in the specialized knowledge he will need i,
i as an administrator than it is to convert the technician
i ■ ■
j{ into a flgeneralist." There is increasing conviction among i i ' company policy makers that the liberal arts training in
. humanities better equips future executives for dealing
with people, the most important phase of their duties. ^ |
iij
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - j.
j ^Bennett, q^# cit., p. 75. i
I 4 7 Alfred G. Larke, "New Look In Management
Recruiting," Dun1s Review and Modern Industry (May, 1956),
:p. 52.
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| Title | An analysis of executive development programs in the Los Angeles area. - Page 46 |
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| Full text | 34 " A6 material at the source. “ There can be little doubt but that many companies are in a position to challenge his statement on the basis of their records for the past several years. Turning for a moment to the other source of recruitment, there is evidence of a reversal in the thinking of many managements as to the type of college training |ii preferred. Larke describes the experiences of companies I \ which were forced by the shortage of technically trained ; college graduates to recruit graduates of the liberal arts | i | ; colleges for their executive development reserves. Many ; Ii of them have discovered that it is easier to train a \ ij liberal arts man in the specialized knowledge he will need i, i as an administrator than it is to convert the technician i ■ ■ j{ into a flgeneralist." There is increasing conviction among i i ' company policy makers that the liberal arts training in . humanities better equips future executives for dealing with people, the most important phase of their duties. ^ | iij - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - j. j ^Bennett, q^# cit., p. 75. i I 4 7 Alfred G. Larke, "New Look In Management Recruiting," Dun1s Review and Modern Industry (May, 1956), :p. 52. |
