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The International History of RO

Global Organization Design...a truly International set of concepts! The growing Global history of Requisite Organization is presented by the Society thanks to the generous contributions of International practitioners and academics.
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RO in Argentina

Argentina
A Brief History of the Studies and Applications Related to Dr. Elliott Jaques' Thinking in Argentina  (English)
In the 1960's and 1970's José Bleger and Fernando Ulloa introduced Elliott Jaques' discoveries at the University of Buenos Aires. The leading organization consultants in Argentina attended these seminars...

Submitted by: Maria Raquel Popovich


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(English)
Reseña de los estudios y aplicaciones relacionados con el pensamiento del Dr. Elliott Jaques en la Argentina  (Spanish/Espagñol)
José Bleger y Fernando Ulloa divulgaron los descubrimientos de E. Jaques en la Universidad de Buenos Aires en los años 1960 y 1970. A estos seminarios concurrieron los más destacados consultores organizacionales de Argentina...



in PDF
(Spanish)

RO in Canada

Canada
A Brief History of Requisite Organization (RO) in Canada
Our story of Requisite Organization in Canada appears to have begun in 1972 when Elliott Jaques was asked to speak to a joint management group from Inco Limited and Shell Oil Canada.   He was invited by Bill Jeffery, who headed an organization development group for Inco, and Norm Halpern, who had a similar role with Shell Oil...

Submitted by: Paul Tremlett


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RO in Sweden

Sweden
History of Requisite Organization in Sweden
There are a number of persons who, by themselves, have found Elliott's works and tried to apply the concepts. There are also companies belonging to international groups using RO concepts. But here are two people who stand out in particular: Rolf Lundgren and Ulf Lindberg....

Submitted by: Paul Holmström


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RO in United States of America

United States
A Brief History of Requisite Organization (RO) in United States
Elliott Jaques was a student at Johns Hopkins U. Medical School, 1938-1941 in Baltimore, graduated as M.D., 1941.

EJ was Rantoul fellow at Harvard, 1941-1942, and awarded Ph.D., 1951.

1951 EJ's
Changing Culture of a Factory book published in UK and US (Harvard dissertation)....

Submitted by: Ken Craddock


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