Systems theory was not originally a business theory. Indeed, systems theory was proposed in the 1940s by biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy, say Francis Heylighen and Cliff Joslyn in their article, ...

Max Weber, a German sociologist, argued that bureaucracy was the most efficient model for private businesses and public offices. His theories influenced generations of business leaders and politicians ...

Edgar Schein's theory defines culture through three levels: artifacts, espoused values, and basic assumptions that shape how organizations truly operate.

The system approach principle places individual system elements in their environments and observes the relationships between them. Instead of studying a specific phenomenon first – an automobile ...

Getting down to business with two journalists at The Economist, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. Maybe you've never paid much attention to the ideas spouted in those bestselling business ...

Whether you’re starting a new business or looking to make changes to your existing business, it can be hard to figure out your management style. It may seem difficult and other tasks may feel more ...