... the workings of human factors in organizations. It brings us further on from complexity and emergence theory and it is also a useful augmentation of recent publications in that theoretical field as well as in the field of systems theory. The book is essentially a collection of 16 papers on theoretical aspects...

... towards optimization is advocated. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Deming Management styles Quality Systems theory “We are in a new economic age!” (Deming, 1986). This statement is the latest catch‐phrase to describe the current high‐tech, information‐intensive, multi‐cultural, global economy...

...Thomas Diamante; Leo A. Giglio Argues that covert activity determines the durability of the manager. Applying systems theory, dissects both organizations and managers to determine what makes them effective over time. Paralleling knowledge of organizational success with managerial success, uncovers...