William J. Hobler, Jr. wrote:
> IMHO the enterprise that operates within this model (paradigm?) is bound
> to waste the intellect of their people. The model used in my 22 years of
> military experience was that an idea has its merit and value independent
> of its source.
Please forgive me if I cast aspirations on the modern military.
The _military model_ to which I was referring was the name given to the
hierarchical, autocratic, tier conscious model that was the basis for
early corporations. Russell Ackoff, in his book, "Understanding the
Corporate Future," uses this terminology to describe one of the operant
models of the late 1800's. Peter Block in the "Empowered Manager" makes a
similar reference.
When I went through the "Advanced Program in Organizational and
Human Resource Development" program at Columbia University, ten of my
fellow students were practicing organizational consultants for the
military. That was 1986. It appears that the military doesn't stand
still when it comes to learning from industry and academia.
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