J. Sterling Livingston

J. Sterling Livingston in 2009

J. Sterling Livingston (June 7, 1916 – February 14, 2010) was an American entrepreneur, management consultant, and professor at the Harvard Business School for 25 years.

Early life[]

Sterling was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 7, 1916, and grew up in and near Chino, Glendale and Pomona, California.^[1] He worked as a wiper on board a cargo ship, then attended Glendale Junior College, the University of Southern California and the Harvard Business School, where he received his Master of Business Administration in 1940.^[1] During the Second World War he taught the Navy Supply Corps.^[1]

Career[]

Following the war Sterling received his PhD in Business Administration from Harvard, where he became a professor and taught for 25 years.^[1] His articles "Myth of the Well-Educated Manager" and "Pygmalion in Management" were published in the Harvard Business Review.^[1] He founded or co-founded several consulting companies including the Logistics Management Institute.^[1]

Death[]

Sterling died on February 14, 2010, and was buried at the Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Livingston, J. Sterling (2003) [1969]. "Pygmalion in Management". Harvard Business Review.
• Livingston, J. Sterling (1971). "Myth of the Well-Educated Manager". Harvard Business Review.

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