What are the cultural contexts of these two businesses (and the periodicals in which these articles appeared)? What seems most significant about the two business philosophies represented in these...

What are the cultural contexts of these two businesses (and the periodicals in which these articles appeared)? What seems most significant about the two business philosophies represented in these essays?

Compare the historical and cultural situation in which these texts were written with your own historical and cultural situation. Consider how your understanding and judgment of the reading are affected by your context.