Stafford Beer

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gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkb:University_of_Hull
Cybernetics Society
Operational_Research_Society
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts
Fellow_of_the_British_Computer_Society
Fellow_of_the_Operational_Research_Society
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Hull
gptkbp:birthDate 1926-09-03
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for systems thinking in organizations
Development of the Viable System Model
Influence on organizational design and structure.
Promotion of operational research in management
Integration of cybernetics into management practices
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-08-23
gptkbp:field information theory
systems theory
social systems
management science
organizational theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stafford Beer
gptkbp:influenced Systems Thinking
Complexity Theory
Management Cybernetics
Peter_Checkland
Russell_L._Ackoff
Soft_Systems_Methodology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:W._Edwards_Deming
gptkb:Norbert_Wiener
gptkbp:knownFor cybernetics
management cybernetics
viable system model
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWorks Beyond Dispute
Brain of the Firm
The_Heart_of_Enterprise
gptkbp:occupation author
theorist
consultant
gptkbp:spouse Janet_Beer