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Executive Action and Communication, 1955-1956

 File — Box: CLX-A-571
Identifier: Coll-1007/1/1/1

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Scope and Contents

Interim reports, written by Tom Burns and H D Baecker of the Social Sciences Research Centre, and field notes relating to the study of the schedules of senior managers at five separate firms: English Electric Company; The Mirrlees Watson Company; International Business Machines; The Belmos Company; Simon-Carves Ltd.

Dates

  • Creation: 1955-1956

Creator

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Full Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

See "The Directions of Activity and Communication in a Departmental Group: A Quantitative Study in A British Engineering Factory with a Self-Recording Technique" by Tom Burns, published in Human Relations Vol VII, No. 1, 1954. This paper reports on the pilot study.

Related Materials

See "Management In Action" by Tom Burns, published in 1957

Related Materials

"How a Manager Spends His Time", a note by R G Stansfield of the Department of Management and Social Sciences, Northampton College, London which discusses Tom Burns' study.

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Repository Details

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