File(s) not publicly available
Stafford Beer's contribution to management science - Renewal and development
Purpose - This paper sets out to draw on the insights of "Stafford Beer, the whole man" as portrayed within the Stafford Beer Archive at Liverpool John Moores University. Design/methodology/approach - After reviewing these seminal contributions, the authors seek to use evidence from published texts, restricted documents, and from personal conversations to present how he operated as a practitioner, reflecting on the craft of how he explored the nature of novel situations, performing the simultaneous roles of guide, philosopher and friend. Findings - The authors attempt to present a perspective of Stafford Beer's (SB) particular contributions to the discipline of management science as an opportunity to the profession for renewal and development, in particular, around managerial cybernetics. Practical implications - The final section presents the passion of the authors that the archive should be dedicated to a "living connection" as Stafford had wished. Originality/value - This study articulately flags up SB's contribution to management science.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
KybernetesISSN
0368492XExternal DOI
Issue
3-4Volume
36Page range
437-450Department affiliated with
- English Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes
Legacy Posted Date
2012-02-06Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC