J. Sterling Livingston

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.

J. Sterling Livingston
J. Sterling Livingston in 2009
Born	(1916-06-07)June 7, 1916 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died	February 14, 2010(2010-02-14) (aged 93)
Resting place	Columbia Gardens Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard Business School (MBA, PhD)
Occupations	businessman consultant educator

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. 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. During the Second World War he taught the Navy Supply Corps.

Career

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

Death

Grave of Livingston and his wife at Columbia Gardens Cemetery

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

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.