Inspiration

 

At Acumen Integrat we take great pride in combining our experience with learning from the works of the major thinkers in the field of management and not only.

We believe in an integrated approach to knowledge, cutting across disciplines.

Some of the authors that we particularly have an interest in are:

  

Peter Ferdinand Drucker

 Peter  Ferdinand Drucker (1909-2005) is known as the father of modern management. A prolific writer, business consultant and lecturer, he introduced many management concepts that have been embraced by corporations around the world. He also foresaw many of the major developments of the late century including privatization and decentralization, the effects of technology on business and the rise of Japan as an economic power, the decisive power of marketing, the emerge of information society with its necessity of lifelong learning.

For nearly half a century Peter Drucker has inspired and educated managers, and influenced the nature of business, with his various articles and books. His 39 books (which were translated in 25 languages) and countless scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across all sectors of society, in business, government and non-profit world.

Business "gurus" have come and gone during the last 50 years, but Drucker's message continues to inspire managers.

 William Edwards Deming

 William Edwards Deming (1900-1993) was an American statistician, college professor, author, lecturer, and consultant who had an interest in quality and processes variation. He is widely credited with improving production in the United States during World War II and for the work he did in Japan in 1950, leading to their phenomenal industrial success and reputation for quality.  He is regarded as having had more impact upon Japanese business than any other individual not of Japanese heritage. Due to this fact the Emperor of Japan decorated him, in 1960, with the “Second Order Medal of Sacred Treasure”- the first American to receive such an honor.

He taught top management how to improve quality and efficiency through various methods, including the application of statistical methods.  He also emphasised that quality and efficiency can only be improved when top managers understand how organisations really work and the vital leadership role that they have to play.

Anthony Stafford Beer

Anthony Stafford Beer (1926-2002) is known as the founder of management cybernetics. He was a British theorist, international consultant and professor at the Manchester Business School and received honorary doctorates from the University of Leeds, the University of St. Gallen, the University of Sunderland and the University of Valladolid. He was the president of the Organization of Systems and Cybernetics.

Stafford Beer is s best known for his work in the fields of operational research, cybernetics and management science. He produced models applicable to the problems of structure, innovation, autonomy, participatory development, accountability and even pain and alerting in organisations.

As an international consultant in the management sciences, employed by governments in 20 countries and by a number of international agencies, Professor Beer was the author of over 200 publications and held a number of academic posts as well as managerial positions at every level.

Russell Lincoln Ackoff

Russell Lincoln Ackoff (1919-2009) was an American theorist, consultant and Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Russell Ackoff has had a distinguished career in Operation Research both as an academic and as a practitioner, being known as a pioneer in the field of operation research, systems thinking and management science and founded the Institute for Interactive Management. Through the years Ackoff's work in research, consulting and education has involved more than 250 corporations and 50 governmental agencies from all over the world. Ackoff has authored or co-authored 20 books and published over 150 articles in a variety of journals.

 

 

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