What is the value of studying the humanities in a business o

What is the value of studying the humanities in a business or technical curriculum? How might a topic such as ancient art enhance contemporary life? Here is a link to an article about the decline of the humanities in college curricula. This is from February of 2009. Read it and use it to guide your focus for this initial discussion question.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/books/25human.html