Another argument is that business processes allow greater social interaction and the management of ideas and innovation.

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However, a number of Semler's principles have filtered their way into the conventional wisdom of management-employee interaction.

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In some ways I can imagine that the experience in business, human interaction, balancing checkbooks, people management discipline that an older generation has accrued might make older entrepreneurs better armed to start a business.

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