David L. Hawk

David L. Hawk (born c. 1948) is an American management theorist, architect, and systems scientist, specializing in climate change as environmental deterioration.[1] From 1981 to 2010 he was professor of management in the School of Management at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and professor of architecture at the College of Architecture and Design at NJIT.[2] Biography Hawk received a B.Arch. in engineering from Iowa State

Igor Hawryszkiewycz

Igor Titus Hawryszkiewycz (born c. 1948) is an American computer scientist, organizational theorist, and Professor at the School of Systems, Management and Leadership of the University of Technology, Sydney, known for his work in the field of database systems,[1] systems analysis,[2] and knowledge management.[3] Biography Hawryszkiewycz obtained his PhD in computer science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973[4] with the thesis, entitled

Robert Heller

Robert Heller (10 June 1932 – 28 August 2012) was a British management journalist, management consultant, author of a series of management books, and the founding editor of Management Today. Biography Born in London, Heller attended Christ’s Hospital in the Sussex countryside, served in the Royal Army Service Corps, and then attended Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a

Frederick Herzberg

Frederick Irving Herzberg (April 18, 1923 – January 19, 2000[1]) was an American psychologist who became one of the most influential names in business management.[2][3] He is most famous for introducing job enrichment and the Motivator-Hygiene theory. His 1968 publication “One More Time, How Do You Motivate Employees?” had sold 1.2 million reprints by 1987 and was the most requested article

Steen Hildebrandt

Steen Hildebrandt (born in 1944) is a Danish academic and author on business, organizational theory and management. He is Professor Emeritus of Management Studies at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus and an associated professor at Copenhagen Business School.[1][2] Other pursuits In 2004 he founded the management consultancy firm Hildebrandt & Brandi in collaboration with Søren Brandi. He was chairman of Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen in 2007–2008.[3]

Charles DeLano Hine

Charles DeLano Hine (March 15, 1867 – February 13, 1927) was an American civil engineer, lawyer, railway official, and Colonel in the United States Army. He receives academic credit for studying organizations as a separate field, rather than a “smaller sister of sociology.”.[1][2][3][4] Early and family life Born in Vienna, Virginia to former Union veteran Capt. Orrin E.

Geert Hofstede

Gerard Hendrik (Geert) Hofstede (2 October 1928 – 12 February 2020) was a Dutch social psychologist, IBM employee, and Professor Emeritus of Organizational Anthropology and International Management at Maastricht University in the Netherlands,[1] well known for his pioneering research on cross-cultural groups and organizations.[2] He is best known for developing one of the earliest and most popular frameworks for measuring cultural dimensions in a global perspective.

Kenneth Hopper

Kenneth Hopper (May 1926 – 20 May 2019) was a Scottish academic. His studies of the origins of America’s factory management culture and its influence on Japanese factory management and elsewhere after World War II have received international recognition. He was the author of numerous academic and professional articles on manufacturing and management. Biographical Background

Yasheng Huang

Yasheng Huang (Chinese: 黄亚生) is an American professor in international management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he founded and heads the China Lab and India Lab. His research areas include human capital formation in China and India. He had previous appointments at the University of Michigan and Harvard Business School. Huang is the author of Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics, a history of economic reforms in China. Early life and education Dr.

Albert S Humphrey

Albert S. Humphrey (2 June 1926 – 31 October 2005) was an American business and management consultant who specialized in organizational management and cultural change. Initially earning degrees in chemical engineering in Illinois, he eventually moved to London. Education Albert Humphrey was educated at the University of Illinois, where he graduated with a B.Sc. in chemical engineering. After this he gained

Shelby D. Hunt

Shelby D. Hunt (1939-2022) was an American organizational theorist, the Jerry S. Rawls and P. W. Horn Professor of Marketing at the Texas Tech University, and a highly cited marketing researcher.[1][2][3] He is noted for his contributions to competition theory and the resource-advantage view. Education and career Hunt originally studied mechanical engineering at the University of Ohio, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in

Walter Hunziker

Walter Hunziker (1899–1974) was a Swiss professor who founded the Tourism Research Institute at the University of St. Gallen, co-developed the scientific study of tourism, developed the travel savings fund concept, co-founded the Association Internationale d’Experts Scientifiques du Tourisme (AIEST) and the Institut International de Glion. He was a director of the Swiss Tourism Federation, member of Swiss

Masaaki Imai

Masaaki Imai (今井 正明, Imai Masaaki), 1930–⁠2023, was a Japanese organizational theorist and management consultant known for his work on quality management, specifically on kaizen. Known as the father of Continuous Improvement (CI), Masaaki Imai has been a pioneer and leader in spreading the kaizen philosophy all over the world.[1][2][3] Life & Work In 1986, Imai published “Kaizen, The Key to Japan’s Competitive

Anders Indset

Anders Indset is a Norwegian philosopher, author[1][2][3] investor[4][5] and public speaker.[6][7][8] Among the philosophical and socio-political ideas he has advanced are The Quantum Economy, Reflection on the Simulation Hypothesis, Weltbildung (a new educational narrative) and the final narcissistic injury of mankind. Business ventures Indset has a background as an entrepreneur and worked for a decade as a consultant for “Hidden champions” and Forbes Global 2000 companies. He

Kaoru Ishikawa

Kaoru Ishikawa (石川 馨, Ishikawa Kaoru, July 13, 1915 – April 16, 1989) was a Japanese organizational theorist and a professor in the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo noted for his quality management innovations. He is considered a key figure in the development of quality initiatives in Japan, particularly the quality circle.[1] He is best known outside Japan for the Ishikawa or cause and

Mike Jackson

Michael Christopher Jackson OBE (born 1951) is a British systems scientist, consultant and Emeritus Professor of Management Systems and former Dean of Hull University Business School, known for his work in the field of systems thinking and management.[1][2] Biography Jackson studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University from 1970 to 1973, where he received his PPE. After spending 4 years in the civil service, he received his MA in Systems

Lars Jaeger

Lars Jaeger (born 1969 in Heidelberg, Germany) is a Swiss-German author, entrepreneur, financial theorist, and alternative investment manager. He writes on the history and philosophy of science, technology, and has in the past been an author on hedge funds, quantitative investing, and risk management. In his widely read blog as well as other media he frequently writes

John Jantsch

John Jantsch (born April 2, 1960) is an author, speaker, and marketing consultant who specializes in assisting small businesses.[1] He is the author of Duct Tape Marketing, The Referral Engine, and The Commitment Engine.[2] Early career Jantsch grew up in Kansas City and attended the University of Kansas.[3] In 2002, Jantsch created the Duct Tape Marketing System, which trains and licenses small business consultants.[4] Two

Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks (July 9, 1942 – September 14, 2021) was an American author[1] and business person. In 2003, with the release of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, co-authored by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, Jenks became a best-selling author when the book spent time on BusinessWeek’s best-seller list. In 2005, they co-authored their second book, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which reached The New

Anita Jose

Anita Jose (born 1960-1970s) is an Indian-born educator, business strategist, Professor of Management at Hood College, and essayist in the field of business management and policy.[1][2] Life and work Jose was born in India, and emigrate to the United States. In the 1990s she received her doctorate from the University of North Texas and her MBA and MMGT from