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The Mantra of Efficiency Michael S. Cummings The inclusion of real-world dataEfficiencyassociated with individual discipline, superior management, and increased profits or productivityoften counts as one of the highest virtues in Western culture. But what does it mean, exactly, to be efficient? How did this concept evolve from a means for evaluating simple machines to the mantra of progress and a prerequisite for success? In this provocative and ambitious study, Jennifer Karns Alexander explores the growing power of efficiency