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Leon C. Megginson Quote

It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.

Leon C. Megginson

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Tags: adaptability, evolution, misattributed to darwin, survival, survival of the fittest

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About Leon C. Megginson

Leon C. Megginson (1921 - 2010) was a professor in the business school at Louisiana State University (1952-1977), the University of South Alabama (1977-1999) and the J. L. Bedsole Professor of Business Studies at the University of Mobile as of 1999.
He published extensively in the academic literature.
Megginson is often cited for his clarifying statement about evolution, which made him well-cited beyond the business school scholarly literature. Megginson stated: "It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent but the ones most adaptable to change."