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Charles Handy Dies at 92; Philosopher Envisioned Today’s Corporate World

Joining a pantheon of management thinkers, he embraced a humanistic path for business and foresaw outsourcing, remote work and a gig economy.

Clifton R. Wharton Jr., Who Broke Racial Barriers, Is Dead at 98

He was the first African American to become president of a large white university, C.E.O. of a major corporation and deputy secretary of state.

Bernie Marcus, Co-Founder of Home Depot, Is Dead at 95

In 1978 he came up with the idea of a warehouselike store that would appeal to the do-it-yourself homeowner. The chain became the world’s largest...

Overlooked No More: Margaret E. Knight, Innovator of the Flat-Bottomed Paper Bag

She came up with a method of automation so that workers would not have to make the bags by hand. Then she fought for credit...

Donald L. Barlett, 88, Dies; Prize Winning Reporter Bared Corruption

Over four decades, he and his colleague James B. Steele at The Philadelphia Inquirer gained renown for resourceful, often explosive investigative journalism.

Cissy Houston Dies at 91; Gospel Star Guided Daughter Whitney’s Rise

Hailing from a musical family, she won Grammys, sang backup to Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and helped shepherd Whitney Houston to superstardom.

C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89

It cost $18,000 when it was introduced in 1965, but it bridged the world between room-size mainframes and the modern desktop.

Bruce Nordstrom, Who Helped Lead His Family’s Retail Empire, Dies at 90

Though he was the company’s president, he opted for joint leadership with family members as they turned a string of shoe stores into an international...

Dan Greenburg, Who Poked Fun With His Pen, Dies at 87

Women, sex and Jewish mothers were just some of the targets of his popular satirical writing in books, essays, screenplays and more.

Edward Bleier, Visionary Executive at Dawn of Cable TV, Dies at 94

Seeing untold promise in new technology, he was a prime mover in the creation of the cable industry, helping to transform Time Warner Cable into...