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Learning cell

File consists of notes and correspondence pertaining to learning cells on various subjects organized by Trist.

Corporate planning in today's business environment

File consists of Corporate Planning in Today's Business Environment (University of Western Australia, 1977), edited by Kim Roberts. Contains a chapter "Some Concepts on Planning," by E.L. Trist. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Perlmutter/Trist tapes

File consists of audio recordings of a series of conversations between Harold Perlmutter and Eric Trist.

Adapting to a changing world

File consists of copies of an article published in The Labour Gazette. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Analytic model for sociotechnical systems

File consists of a copy of "Analytical Model for Sociotechnical Systems," by Fred E. Emery and Eric L. Trist, published in Sociotechnical Systems Sourcebook (University Assoc., La Jolla, 1978).

Employment alternatives for the eighties

File consists of a paper presented to Urban Seminar Six: Full Employment: Social Questions for Public Policy, November 30, 1978. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

New concepts of productivity

File consists of a paper delivered at a conference, "Shaping Canada's Future in a Global Perspective," held in Ottawa, August 1978. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Perlmutter/Trist tapes

File consists of audio recordings of a series of conversations between Harold Perlmutter and Eric Trist.

Philip, H.R.H Prince, Duke of Edinburgh

File consists of a letter written by Trist to Richard Davies, CBE, private secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as photocopied correspondence between Davies and Professor Gurth Higgin of the University of Technology.

New directions of hope

File consists of copies of "New Directions of Hope: Recent Innovations Interconnecting Organizational, Industrial, Community and Personal Development," published in Regional Studies, vol. 13, and in Human Futures, Autumn 1979. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

What the worker really thinks

File consists of a typescript paper with notes. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

The environment and system-response capability

File consists of manuscript and published versions of an article published in Futures, April 1980. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Networking for social change

File consists of a chapter in Making Cities Work: The Dynamics of Urban Inquiry (Croom Helm, 1980). This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Children : our number one resource, with David Morley

File consists of copies of and excerpts from a report, "Children: Our Number One Resource: A Report on the Saskatchewan Search Conference on Day Care, June 1-5, 1981," by David Morley and Eric Trist. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

QWL and the 80's

File consists of the closing address delivered by Trist to the International Conference on QWL and the 80's, Toronto, August 30 - September 3, 1981. Also includes Carl Johnston's introduction to Trist, as well as a photocopy of the version included in Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Bion, W.R.

File consists of a pamphlet published by Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore, Rome, Italy.

Quality of worklife

File consists of an article published in Anvil, Fall 1981. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

The socio-technical perspective

File consists of an offprint of a chapter published in Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior, edited by Van de Ven and Joyce (Wiley, 1981).

Writing projects

File consists of correspondence and proposals pertaining to the efforts of Trist and his colleagues to garner funding for a series of writing projects.

Tavistock history

File consists of notes, drafts and correspondence related to a written history of the Tavistock Institute entitled "The Tavistock Institute: Origin and Early Years."

York University doctor of laws

File consists of records pertaining to Trist's reception of the Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from York University, November 1983.

Renewing American industry : book review

File consists of a review, written by Eric Trist, of the book Renewing American Industry by Paul R. Lawrence and Davis Dyer. The review was published in ASQ, March 1984.

Teaching records

Series consists of lecture notes, syllabi, reading lists, articles, and other materials pertaining to courses taught by Trist over the course of his career as an academic.

Study of the future

File consists of notes, clippings, correspondence and other material pertaining to a course, The Study of the Future, taught at York University by Eric Trist.

LaRouche 4

File consists of clippings and other material pertaining to Trist's experience with the LaRouche movement.

Afterdinner remarks, Conference on Explorations in Human Futures

File consists of afterdinner remarks presented by Eric Trist at the Conference on Explorations in Human Futures, Orillia, Ontario, 17 October 1985. This paper was used as source material for the book Social Engagement of Social Science: A Tavistock Anthology, edited by Trist (Tavistock, 1990).

Field projects

File consists of a list of field projects, as well as figures excerpted from reports and publications.

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