On human systems management: An emerging paradigm

Article type: Short Communication

Authors: Zeleny, Milan

Affiliations: The Joseph A. Martino Graduate School of Business Administration, Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023, U.S.A.

Abstract: In this short paper we summarize how a new paradigm of management – human systems management – emerges naturally from the spontaneous dynamics of the ongoing processes of division of labor, division of knowledge, high technology, and systems thinking. The paper concludes by identifying the shift from a ‘systems-coordinative’ paradigm to the requisite ‘systems integrative’ paradigm.

Keywords: Management, systems, division of labor, knowledge systems, human systems management, future trends, high technology

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-1986-6210

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 181-184, 1986