Development of Information Theory
Shannon defined information as reduction of uncertainty. Bit is the fundamental unit. Entropy measures information content and compression limits.
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Evolution of Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive revolution in the 1950s rejected behaviorism. Computers provided metaphors. Focus shifted to mental processes and information processing.
Evolution of Communication Theory
Shannon's mathematical model treats communication as signal transmission. Encoding sends messages. Decoding receives them. Noise creates errors.
History of Management Theory
Scientific management optimized tasks. Human relations in 1930s emphasized social factors. Systems theory saw organizations as interconnected wholes.
History of Organizational Learning
Argyris and Schon distinguished single-loop learning, which fixes errors, from double-loop learning, which questions underlying assumptions.
Origins of Behavioral Economics
Behavioral economics origins: Simon introduced bounded rationality in 1950s. Kahneman and Tversky revealed cognitive biases and heuristics in 1970s.
Origins of Decision Theory: Key Developments
Decision theory origins: Bernoulli introduced expected utility in 1738. Von Neumann and Morgenstern developed game theory and axioms of...
Philosophical Roots of Critical Thinking
Aristotle developed logic and syllogism. Socrates questioned assumptions. Descartes emphasized doubt. Enlightenment valued reason over authority.
The Evolution of Metrics in Science and Management
Scientific management quantified work. Accounting standardized financial measurement. Modern analytics expanded to all aspects of organizational...
The History of Systems Thinking
Bertalanffy created general systems theory. Cybernetics studied feedback and control. Systems dynamics modeled complex behavior over time.