1st Edition

Management Laureates A Collection of Autobiographical Essays (Volume 1)

Edited By Arthur G. Bedeian Copyright 1992
436 Pages
by Routledge

436 Pages
by Routledge

436 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1992. This volume compiles the autobiographies of the management discipline’s most distinguished laureates. Prior to this publication, the available management literature provided little insight into the personal and intellectual lives - the frustrations as well as the triumphs - of the individuals in the management discipline. Although such understanding could be conveyed in... Read more

Preface Arthur G. Bedeian;  1. A Profile in Intellectual Growth H. Igor Ansoff  2. Looking Backward and Inward in Order to Contribute to the Future Chris Argyris  3. A Transformational Journey Bernard M. Bass  4. The Fruits of Professional Interdependence for Enriching a Career Robert R. Blake  5. Green Lights All the Way Elwood S. Buffa  6. History and Management Practice and Thought Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.  7. Callings, Disciples, and Attempts at Listening Larry L. Cummings  8. A Journey Through Management in Transition Keith Davis  9. Life in a Pretzel-Shaped Universe Fred E. Fiedler  10. From the Ranch to System Dynamics Jay W. Forrester  11. Mid-Career Perspectives in My Work Robert T. Golembiewski

Biography

Arthur G. Bedeian