Henry mintzberg biography wikipedia
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Henry mintzberg biography wikipedia
One of two sons of Myer and Irene Mintzberg, Henry was born in Montreal in 1939 and grew up there so speaks French as well as English. His father owned and ran a dress manufacturing company with an Irish partner.
Henry wanted to be an Industrial Engineer but as the discipline was not taught in McGill University, he went there to study mechanical engineering instead since it was the most similar course they offered.
He graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor’s degree and the following year, having attended evening courses, also earned a bachelor’s degree in general arts from Sir George Williams (now Concordia University).
Henry started his career working in the Canadian National Railways, where he spent two years in Operational Research, which involved creat