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GEORGE MACPHERSON STALKER

George Macpherson Stalker
George Macpherson Stalker was born in Edinburgh on March 27, 1925. He attended the University of Edinburgh where he received a MA Hons in Psychology. Later, as a member of staff at the University of Edinburgh he researched management behavior, co-publishing with Tom Burns, "The Management of Innovation (Oxford University Press)" in 1961, with subsequent editions in 1966 and 1990. The work has been widely acclaimed for many years as "probably the most influential work ever written on management and organization theory".

He joined the United Nations (International Labor Office) from 1962 to 1975 and became the Chief of Human Resources Development Planning Branch.

In 1976, he established a private company, Spectrum Training Services which acted as consultants to the United Nations and other international organizations, managing the following major projects: "Human Resources Development in the Suez Canal, Egypt", with a 20-year training program for the region, "Productivity Centers for Egypt", "India as a Regional Center of Technological Excellence",and the "Enterprise Development Program" for Egypt for the World Bank with a $6 billion revolving fund.

He is also the author of the Spectrum Encyclopedia of Management Training,a 5 volume work covering General Management, Finance, Production, Personnel and Marketing subjects.This publication is now on the web as http//www.spectrumencyclopedia.co.uk

Personal He is married to Abla Naber and has two children. His daughter, Tamara Stalker is married to Alexandre Maia and lives in New York.