The Germ Theory of Management
Myron Tribus constructs an illuminating analogy between 19th century medicine and 20th century management in order to illustrate why it takes so long for us to think differently and adopt new theories that are designed to improve our lives.
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научение, переобучение, разучение, learning, retraining, learning, learning, quality control, analogy of management and medicine, management theory, обучение, аналогия менеджмента и медицины, управление качеством, теории менеджментаAuthors
| Name | Organization | |
| Myron Tribus | American Quality and Productivity Institute (USA) |
References
R. H. Hayes, S. C. Wheelwright, K. B. Clark, Dynamic Manufacturing, Creating the Learning Organization Free Press, (McMillan) 1988
Masaaki Imai, Kaizen, The Key to Japan's Competitive Success, Random House, Business Division, New York. 1986
W. Edwards Deming, Out of the Crisis, MIT CAES, Cambridge, MA 1982
R. C. Wood, "A Lesson Learned and a Lesson Forgotten", FORBES, February 1989, pg 70. There are a few general references which those who are new to quality management can read with profit. Among them are:
W. Gartner and M. Naughton, "The Deming Theory of Management", Academy of Management Review, January 1988, pp 142-148
The Germ Theory of Management | Problems of Governance. 2015. № Том 8. Выпуск 12.
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