Below are some recent papers by members of the Research Program. We have also assembled abstracts arranged by academic year. Please refer to this page for papers in other languages.

For papers that use the Participatory Strategic Planning methods developed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, refer to this page. For papers using a Quality Improvement Priority Matrix, a method for continuous process improvement, see this page.

2009

Stuart Umpleby and Emil Nedev, "A Reflexive view of a Transdisciplinary Field: The Case of Cybernetics" (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, "From Complexity to Reflexivity: The Next Step in the Systems Sciences" (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, "The Financial Crisis: What Happened and How We Need to Change our Thinking" (Slides)

Han-Huei Tsay, Mateo Ruggia and Stuart Umpleby, "Convergers and Divergers : A Dimension of Cultural Difference between the U.S. and Europe" (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Ross Ashby’s General Theory of Adaptive Systems" (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "How Universities Can Aid the Transition" (Slides)

Rehab Choudhary, Abdur Choudhary, Stuart Umpleby, Farhab Choudhary, "An Analysis of the Modalities of Academic Globalization" (Paper)

Vera Gushchina and Stuart Umpleby, "How Universities in Russia and the U.S. are Working to Improve Quality" (Paper)

Stuart Umpleby, Min Cho and Mateo Ruggia. "How Research in Cybernetics is Moving from North America to Europe and Other Regions" (Paper)

Stuart Umpleby, Konstantin Mekhonoshin and Zhelyu Vladimirov, "A Global University for a Global Village"

2008

Stuart Umpleby, "Russian-American Discussions of Cybernetics and Systems Science" (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, Asset Nussupov and Bulat Khusainov. "A Study of Economic Change in the Eurasian Economic Community Using Time Distance Analysis" (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart and Gabriela Rakicevik, "Adopting Service-Learning in Universities around the World" (Paper)

2007

Umpleby Stuart and Alisa Oyler, "A Global Strategy for Human Development: The Work of the Institute of Cultural Affairs." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Reflexivity in Social Systems: The Theories of George Soros." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Physical Relationships Among Matter, Energy and Information." (Paper) (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Management Cybernetics: A Tutorial." (Abstract) (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Academic Globalization." (Link)

Umpleby, Stuart A. "Ernst Von Glasersfeld’s Limerick." (Paper)

Espinosa, Angela and Stuart Umpleby, "Reflections on the New Agoras Project: A Report on a Fuschl Conversation." (Paper) (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart A., Frank T. Anbari and Karl H. Mueller. "Highly Innovative Research Teams:  The Case of the Biological Computer Laboratory." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Unifying Epistemologies by Combining World, Description and Observer." (Paper) (Slides)

2006

Umpleby, Stuart, "Cybernetics." Prepared for the International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. (Paper)

Umbleby, Stuart, "The Viable System Model." Prepared for the International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies. (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Two Methods for Increasing Faculty Governance in Universities: Transcript of an On-line Workshop." (Transcript)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Cybernetics as a Language for Interdisciplinary Communication."  (Abstract) (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Fundamentals and History of Cybernetics:  A Tutorial."  (Slides and exercises)

Tevdovski Dragon, Irina Naoumova, and Stuart Umpleby, "A Method for Designing Improvements in Organizations, Products, and Services." (Paper) (Appendix)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Quadrant Diagrams, Levels of Conceptualization and Requisite Variety." (Slides)

Dubina, Igor and Stuart Umpleby, "Agenda Setting and Improvement Monitoring in a University Department." (Paper)

2005

Umpleby, Stuart, and Lucy Lim, "The Spread of Management Ideas and Methods around the World." (Paper) (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, "How Graduate Students in Management do Projects with Local and International Organizations." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "A History of the Cybernetics Movement in the United States." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, and Pavel Makeyenko, "Using Email in International Student Group Projects." (Paper)

2004

Medvedeva, Tatyana and Stuart Umpleby, "Four Methods for Describing Systems with Examples of How Management is Changing in the U.S. and Russia." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "What I learned from Heinz von Foerster about the Construction of Science." (Paper) (Figures)

Umpleby, Stuart and Irina Naoumova, "Comparing Priorities in an American Academic Department and a Russian Academic Department." (Short) (Long)

2003

Anbari, F.T., E.V. Khilkhanova, and M.V. Romanova, and S.A. Umpleby, "Cross Cultural Differences and their Implications for Managing International Projects." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Heinz von Foerster and the Mansfield Amendment." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, and Aram Karapetyan, "How a Quality Improvement Priority Matrix Reveals Change in a University Department." (Short) (Long)

Umpleby, Stuart, Tatyana Medvedeva and Alisa Oyler, "The Technology of Participation as a Means of Improving Universities in Transitional Economies." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart and Svitlana Shandruk, "Transforming the Global University System into a Resource for Social Improvement." (Paper)

2002

Umpleby, Stuart, "The Design of Intellectual Movements." (Paper) (Slides)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Organization of Regulation of the Global Economy." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Should Knowledge of Management Be Organized as Theories or as Methods?" (Paper) (Slides)

2001

Naoumova, Irina and Stuart Umpleby with Natalia Totskaya "Two Methods Useful for Starting a Quality Improvement Program." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Creating and Sustaining a Quality Improvement Effort in a University." (Paper) (Photos)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Two Kinds of General Theories in Systems Science." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "What Comes After Second Order Cybernetics?" (Paper)

Medvedeva, Tatyana, and Stuart Umpleby, "Psychological Adjustment to Economic and Social Change." (Paper)

2000

Umpleby, Stuart, "Knowledge Management from the Perspective of Systems Theory and Cybernetics." (Paper)

Buck John, Eric Dent, Stuart Umpleby, "Communicating Science: the Difficulty Introduced by the Historical Politics of the English Language." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Coping with an Error in a Knowledge Society: The Case of the Year 2000 Computer Crisis." (Paper)

1999

Umpleby, Stuart, "Y2K: An 'Autopsy' of Modern Society?" (Paper)
 

Umpleby, Stuart, "How the Year 2000 Computer Crisis Might Reenergize Systems Science." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Why We Missed The Year 2000 Computer Problem." (Paper)

1998

Umpleby, Stuart and Eric Dent, "The Origins and Purposes of Several Traditions in Systems Theory and Cybernetics." (Paper)

Dent, Eric, and Stuart Umpleby, "Underlying Assumptions of Several Traditions in Systems Theory and Cybernetics." (Paper)

1996

Umpleby, Stuart and Pavel Makeyenko, "A Comparison of the Stability of the Socio-Economic Systems of the United States and Russia." (Paper)

1995

Umpleby, Stuart, "Lefebvre and Kohlberg on Psychological Adjustment To Economic Change." (Paper)

1994

Umpleby, Stuart, "Cybernetics of Conceptual Systems." (Paper)

1992

Umpleby, Stuart, "Mindwalk:  Systems Practice in Hollywood." (Paper)

1991

Umpleby, Stuart, "Strategies for Winning Acceptance of Second Order Cybernetics." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart,"The Acceptance of Social Science." (Paper)

1990

Umpleby, Stuart, "Comparing Conceptual Systems: A Strategy for Changing Values as well as Institutions." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "A Preliminary Inventory of Theories Available to Guide the Reform of Socialist Societies." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart A. "The Scientific Revolution in Demography." (Paper)

1989

Umpleby, Stuart, "Methods for Community Development: The Work of the Institute of Cultural Affairs." (Web) (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "The Science of Cybernetics and the Cybernetics of Science." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Strategies for Regulating The Global Economy." (Paper)

1987

Umpleby, Stuart A. "World Population: Still Ahead of Schedule." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart, "Some Policy Implications of Lefebvre's Theory of Ethical Cognition." (Paper)

Umpleby, Stuart A. "American and Soviet Discussions of the Foundations of Cybernetics and General System Theory." (Paper)

1986

Umpleby, Stuart A. "The International Network of Systems Theorists." (Article)

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