“Management is what tradition used to call a liberal art ‘liberal’ because it deals with the fundamentals of knowledge, self-knowledge, wisdom, and leadership; ‘art’ because it deals with practice and application. Managers draw upon all of the knowledges and insights of the humanities and social sciences on psychology and philosophy, on economics and history, on the physical sciences and ethics. But they have to focus this knowledge on effectiveness and results.”

–Peter F. Drucker

Requirement: 

Writing a paper discussing management as a liberal art as an innovative perspective and/or solution to a contemporary management topic. Students may discuss topics related to business strategy, conflict management, entrepreneurship, healthcare management, international management, management consulting, operations management, organizational management, or nonprofit management.

300-500 words addressing the prompt above.