Glacier Project—An analysis of Tom Ward's assessments

Abstract

“What was Glacier trying to do?” WE have tried to develop an understanding of the properties of sociological institutions. A chemist has an understanding of the known properties of elements and he uses this knowledge in order to do effective work. Without an understanding of these properties he would be ineffective and, in the worst case, might create an explosion inadvertently. Our assumption then is that if it is possible to identify the properties of sociological institutions and, hence, of industrial organizations in particular, managers can develop such an explicit understanding of their environment that they can use these properties to be more effective in their work on the one hand, and to prevent the equivalent of an explosion on the other.

Citation

LOVE, P.P. (1969), "Glacier Project—An analysis of Tom Ward's assessments", Management Decision, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 21-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb000907