Would students of the time have learned about these things at any time before Harvard? I think at the time this represented key aspect of the business that som

Would students of the time have learned about these things at any time before Harvard? I think at the time this represented key aspect of the business that someone managing it should know about. Nowadays things may be too diverse and complex for people to learn, or be taught such specifics in college, but people taking senior positions in any companies still do a much better job if they know how the business works from the bottom up.