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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub., c2008.
- Description
- Book — xix, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- About the Authors ix Preface: Why, and How, This Book Was Written xii Introduction: What Education Is About xiii
- Part 1: Where Today's Educational System Fails 1
- Chapter 1: Learning and Teaching 3
- Chapter 2: The Classroom Environment 23
- Chapter 3: Subjects and Disciplines 39
- Chapter 4: The New World 49
- Chapter 5: Antidemocratic Schooling 65
- Chapter 6: Factors That Resist Change 71
- Part 2: Factors That Contribute to Education 77
- Chapter 7: The Environment a Developed Society Provides for Individual Realization 79
- Chapter 8: The Special Demands the Environment of a Liberal Democracy Places on Individual Realization 91
- Chapter 9: What Individuals Contribute to Their Own Education 99
- Chapter 10: The Place of Arts 107
- Part 3: Envisioning Ideal Lifelong Education 119
- Chapter 11: Why, and How, We Should Be Envisioning an Ideal Educational Environment 121
- Chapter 12: The Preschool Years 125
- Chapter 13: A New Look at Schools K-12 135
- Chapter 14: The College and University Experience 139
- Chapter 15: Education and the Working Life 147
- Chapter 16: Taking "Retire" Out of Retirement 151
- Part 4: Excursus: Funding Ideal Schools 153 Appendix: Sudbury Valley School 159 Postscript 173 Endnotes 175 Index 187.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Wharton School Pub., c2006.
- Description
- Book — xliv, 285 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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- Foreword by Ray Stata xxiii Preface xxix Introduction: The Birth of an Idea xxxiii Part I: Idealized Design: The Basics
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- Chapter 1: The Stages of Idealized Design
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- Chapter 2: Organizing the Process
- 27
- Chapter 3: Preparing for an Idealized Design Process
- 43 Part II: Idealized Design: Applications-The Process in Action
- 59
- Chapter 4: Business Enterprises
- 61
- Chapter 5: Not-for-Profit and Government Organizations
- 87
- Chapter 6: Process Improvement
- 103
- Chapter 7: Problem Dissolving
- 117
- Chapter 8: Facilities and Sites Design
- 129
- Chapter 9: Take the Plunge
- 137 Part III: Idealized Design: No Limit-Applications to World Challenges
- 145
- Chapter 10: The Urban Challenge
- 147 An Urban Car A Redesign of Paris and Beyond
- Chapter 11: The Health-Care Challenge
- 159 A National Health-Care System A Health-Care Mall
- Chapter 12: The Challenge to Government
- 171 A National Elections System A New United Nations A Response to Terrorism Part IV: Complete Idealized Designs
- 187
- Chapter 13: Energetics (Business Enterprise)
- 189
- Chapter 14: Academy of Vocal Arts (Not-for-Profit)
- 219
- Chapter 15: White House Communications Agency (Government)
- 235 Endnotes
- 265 Annotated Bibliography
- 267 Index 277.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Aldine Transaction, c2006.
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- Book — xv, 288 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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4. Redesigning society [2003]
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, c2003.
- Description
- Book — xiii, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Society and its design
- Governance
- The city, housing, and transport
- Health care
- Education
- Welfare
- Crime and punishment
- Leading development.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York ; Chichester [England] : Wiley, c1999.
- Description
- Book — xi, 356 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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- SYSTEMS. Our Changing Concept of the World. Reflections on Systems and Their Models. Growth versus Development. Toward a System of Systems Concepts. Beating the System. PLANNING. The Nature of Planning. Alternative Types of Planning. Problem Treatments. Mess Management. Ends Planning.@aMission Statements. Creativity and Constraints. APPLICATIONS. Consumer Design. Education.@aNever Let Your Schooling Interfere with Your Education. Crime. The Effect of Advertising on Sales: A Study of Relations. On Pairs and Trios: The Smallest Social Systems. Why People Drink: Toward Understanding Objectives. Corporate Perestroika: The Internal Market Economy. Design of Management Systems. SCIENCE. The Nature of Science and Methodology. Objectivity. Rationality. The Future of Operational Research Is Past. Epilogue: The Role of Business in a Democratic Society. Index.
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HD31 .A2813 1999 | Available |
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xii, 336 pages) : illustrations
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- Preface; Part I: Background; Part II: Process: Planning, Design, Implementation, and Learning; Part III: Designs: Democracy, Economy, and Flexibility; Part IV: Change: Reformations and Transformations; Appendix A.A Short Bibliography on Systems; Appendix B. An Application of Interactive Planning; References and Sources; Index.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Oxford University press, 1999.
- Description
- Book — xii, 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Over the last three decades the average life expectancy of a corporation in North America has dipped well below 20 years. In fact, by 1983 a full third of the 1970 Fortune 500 companies had been acquired, merged, or broken apart. In this landmark book, one of the business world's foremost pioneers, Russell L. Ackoff, delivers this indispensable guide for those hoping to beat these odds-and to better navigate the corporate challenges of the next millennium. While most business and management schools continue to teach the functions of a corporation separately-production, marketing, finance, personnel-the reality is that for a corporation to endure each division must work with the others to create an effective system. Re-Creating the Corporation is Ackoff's masterful blueprint for understanding and creating these model corporate systems. In four comprehensive sections-Background, Process, Designs, and Change-Ackoff lays out in clear concise prose the five organizational goals of successful corporate systems: plan effectively, learn and adapt rapidly, democratize, introduce internal market economies, and employ a flexible structure that will minimize the need for future restructuring. And through a deft mix of practical and theoretical examples drawn from a wide range of applications in a wide range of firms, this book ultimately guides executives to the system best suited to meet their organizational goals. Re-Creating the Corporation, which is the culmination of a lifetime of innovative and insightful business thought from one of the business world's premier thinkers, is essential reading for those attempting to navigate the rapidly changing economic environment of the next millennium.
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8. Re-creating the corporation [electronic resource] : a design of organizations for the 21st century [1999]
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Oxford University press, 1999.
- Description
- Book — xii, 336 p. : ill.
- Summary
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Over the last three decades the average life expectancy of a corporation in North America has dipped well below 20 years. In fact, by 1983 a full third of the 1970 Fortune 500 companies had been acquired, merged, or broken apart. In this landmark book, one of the business world's foremost pioneers, Russell L. Ackoff, delivers this indispensable guide for those hoping to beat these odds-and to better navigate the corporate challenges of the next millennium. While most business and management schools continue to teach the functions of a corporation separately-production, marketing, finance, personnel-the reality is that for a corporation to endure each division must work with the others to create an effective system. Re-Creating the Corporation is Ackoff's masterful blueprint for understanding and creating these model corporate systems. In four comprehensive sections-Background, Process, Designs, and Change-Ackoff lays out in clear concise prose the five organizational goals of successful corporate systems: plan effectively, learn and adapt rapidly, democratize, introduce internal market economies, and employ a flexible structure that will minimize the need for future restructuring. And through a deft mix of practical and theoretical examples drawn from a wide range of applications in a wide range of firms, this book ultimately guides executives to the system best suited to meet their organizational goals. Re-Creating the Corporation, which is the culmination of a lifetime of innovative and insightful business thought from one of the business world's premier thinkers, is essential reading for those attempting to navigate the rapidly changing economic environment of the next millennium.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Description
- Book — 1 online resource (xii, 247 pages) : illustrations
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We all know that American business needs fixing, and there is no shortage of prescriptions: imitate the Japanese, or follow the example of successful firms, or practice right-sizing. But these approaches do not work very well, says Russell Ackoff, because they only attack the problem piecemeal-and it is the entire system of American business that is flawed. In this revolutionary new book by a widely respected business thinker and pioneer in the fields of operations research and systems thinking, Ackoff underscores the urgent need to overhaul the kinds of systems found in America, from our business schools to our boardrooms. And he shows how firms can break out of the mold-and leapfrog the competition in today's volatile economy. To give managers insight into the concept of organizations, Ackoff shows how they have been viewed since the Renaissance: first as machines, later as organisms, and today as social systems. As social systems, companies produce and distribute wealth and raise our standard of living. They are also responsible for facilitating and encouraging the development of the larger systems that contain them and all their stakeholders.; The quality of worklife within an organization is key. Work has to be challenging and enjoyable if workers are to give it their full commitment, and Ackoff outlines major ways to achieve this goal. Along the way, Ackoff explodes a number of fashionable business notions. He asserts that firms that try to imitate successful competitors are doomed to play catch-up forever. He attacks the idea of continuous improvement, showing that it has failed to make quantum leaps in quality, and he demonstrates how to re-orient the pursuit of quality. After revealing the weakness in many current practices, Ackoff describes three organizational schemes that will lead to success. In the Circular Organization, a democratic hierarchy, everyone participates directly or indirectly in decisions that affect their work. In the Internal Market Economy, organizations treat their different parts like a collection of firms doing business with each other-which promotes cooperation and eliminates wasteful internal competition. And with the Multidimensional Organization, a company becomes so powerful and flexible that continuous adaptation can happen without reorganization.; Ackoff caps off the book with an incisive critique of business schools, describing how they must be transformed to turn out the leaders we need for the competitive American organization of the 21st century. Enabling managers to understand the profound interrelationships in the American economy and to tap into them for success, The Democratic Corporation is a major work by an innovative thinker that is certain to cause ripples throughout the business community.
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Description
- Book — 247 p. cm.
- Summary
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We all know that American business needs fixing, and there is no shortage of prescriptions: imitate the Japanese, or follow the example of successful firms, or practice right-sizing. But these approaches do not work very well, says Russell Ackoff, because they only attack the problem piecemeal-and it is the entire system of American business that is flawed. In this revolutionary new book by a widely respected business thinker and pioneer in the fields of operations research and systems thinking, Ackoff underscores the urgent need to overhaul the kinds of systems found in America, from our business schools to our boardrooms. And he shows how firms can break out of the mold-and leapfrog the competition in today's volatile economy. To give managers insight into the concept of organizations, Ackoff shows how they have been viewed since the Renaissance: first as machines, later as organisms, and today as social systems. As social systems, companies produce and distribute wealth and raise our standard of living. They are also responsible for facilitating and encouraging the development of the larger systems that contain them and all their stakeholders. The quality of worklife within an organization is key. Work has to be challenging and enjoyable if workers are to give it their full commitment, and Ackoff outlines major ways to achieve this goal. Along the way, Ackoff explodes a number of fashionable business notions. He asserts that firms that try to imitate successful competitors are doomed to play catch-up forever. He attacks the idea of continuous improvement, showing that it has failed to make quantum leaps in quality, and he demonstrates how to re-orient the pursuit of quality. After revealing the weakness in many current practices, Ackoff describes three organizational schemes that will lead to success. In the Circular Organization, a democratic hierarchy, everyone participates directly or indirectly in decisions that affect their work. In the Internal Market Economy, organizations treat their different parts like a collection of firms doing business with each other-which promotes cooperation and eliminates wasteful internal competition. And with the Multidimensional Organization, a company becomes so powerful and flexible that continuous adaptation can happen without reorganization. Ackoff caps off the book with an incisive critique of business schools, describing how they must be transformed to turn out the leaders we need for the competitive American organization of the 21st century. Enabling managers to understand the profound interrelationships in the American economy and to tap into them for success, The Democratic Corporation is a major work by an innovative thinker that is certain to cause ripples throughout the business community.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
- Description
- Book — xii, 247 p. : ill.
- Fables
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Wiley, c1991.
- Description
- Book — xiii, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
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- Beating the System: Notes from an Antibureaucrat. Rubbish Heaps Grow, but They Don't Develop: Understanding the Differences Between Growth and Development. Never Let Your Schooling Interfere with Your Education: Becoming an Antibureaucrat. A Great Many People Think They Are Thinking When They Are Merely Rearranging Their Prejudices: The Costs of Discrimination. Wisdom Is the Power to Put Our Time and Our Knowledge to the Proper Use: People, Practice and Professions. Ask for Anything You Like Except Time: Culture, Language, and Customs. Notes. Bibliography.
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HD38.4 .A27 1991 | Available |
13. Management in small doses [1986]
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Wiley, c1986.
- Description
- Book — xiii, 208 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
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- Partial table of contents: Profit. The Corporation Reconceived. Mess Management. Growth Versus Development. Incentives. The Resurrection of Ap Alcoholism and Stress. Too Much Communication? Computer-Controlled Managers. Types of Problems. Problem Treatments. Defending Against New Ideas. Advertising: A Wonder or a Waste? Concensus. Management Education. Town and Gown. The Fallacy of Forecasting. Planning Backward. The Clark-Volvo Joint Venture. Comprehensive, Coordinated, and Participative Planning.
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HD31 .A283 1986 | Available |
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Wiley, c1984.
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- Book — vii, 165 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
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- Background. Organization of the Planning Effort. Formulating the Mess. Ends Planning. Means Planning. Resource Planning. Implementation and Control. Reference Scenarios. Mission Statements. Specification of Desired Properties. Idealized Designs. References. Index.
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HD30.28 .A248 1984 | Available |
15. Revitalizing western economies [1984]
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1984.
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- Book — xxii, 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- New York : Wiley, c1981.
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- Book — xi, 297 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
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Here's why thousands of readers in business and management turn to Russell Ackoff for innovative and effective ideas: "Russell Ackoff has probably influenced more managers than any other living person. Two of his books, Scientific Method (1962) and Redesigning the Future (1974), are the cornerstones of much of the theory and methods for systematic analysis of problems in management and planning." - APA Journal "Russell Ackoff is undoubtedly one of the great masters of this art " [of storytelling as a means of conveying information]. - Omega, The International Journal of Management Science The Art of Problem Solving is "A witty, literate, and most of all convincing reflection . He shines an often bright light into corners where problems hide, showing the manager how to understand the consequences of his own behavior; identify real, rather than supposed, elements of problems; perceive another's aims; determine what is controllable; and deal with other nettlesome factors." - INC.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- New York : Wiley, c1978.
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- Book — x, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009.
- Hamilton, Ont. : McMaster University, c1977.
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- Book — viii, 71 p. ; 21 cm.
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- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- New York, Wiley [1974]
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- Book — ix,260 p. 24cm.
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20. On purposeful systems [1972]
- Ackoff, Russell Lincoln, 1919-2009
- Chicago, Aldine-Atherton [1972]
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- Book — xii, 288 p. illus. 25 cm.
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