Comments about the guest editorial from Erich Fromm printed in August 1970 issue of Management Science.

The research reported is an attempt to discover to what extent the theory of self-regulating systems applies to human organizations in general and to one industrial plant in particular. Feedbacks of information on performance and objectives were found to have much influence on two types of...

Research in a single steel company highlighted the existence of autonomous safety goals and the importance of innovative activity in their realization. A key communications function in the process of innovation is performed by means of an industry-wide organization of staff specialists. Some...