Biography
Dr Malcolm A. Birkin has studied, worked with and learnt from managers and companies in Western Europe, the United States, Japan and in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. He has an MBA and a doctorate in industrial and commercial economics. Dr Birkin also has qualifications in polymer science and automotive engineering, and gained qualifications in total quality management and people motivation in business whilst in Japan. Dr Birkin is an independent management consultant, operating internationally as SCGI Europe, with unparalleled expertise in the development of people and commitment, international and cross-cultural management systems and strategies. He can be contacted through his website: www.integrate-people.com
’Written by someone with both practical experience and the wisdom that can come from thoughtful reflection about one’s observations, Building the Integrated Company offers both an operational guide and also a vision of what organizations can be like and what they can achieve, if only we manage them with sense, sensitivity and sensibility.’ Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford Graduate School of Business, California ’Brings the business executive in front of the corporate mirror, where his/her achievements and shortcomings are observable, not by others but by him/herself. What results is not an evaluation, but an incisive and enlightening learning, building experience.’ Professor Robert J Ballon, Sophia University, Tokyo ’Provides an excellent base against which managers can benchmark themselves and, equally important, a set of implementation programmes with which the world-class objective can be fulfilled.’ Clem Sunter, Director, Anglo American Corporation, South Africa
