Robert L. Flood, DSc/PhD/CEng/FinstMC

Short Profile

Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior. He is an internationally recognized authority on applied systemic thinking in the areas of strategic management, organizational behavior and organizational improvement. This was marked in 1997 by the award of Doctor of Science (Econ., Hull University) for a sustained and authoritative contribution to the field of management. His previous academic achievements include Doctor of Philosophy (1985, City University) in Systems Science, and Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours, 1983, City University) in Systems and Management. Dr. Flood is also a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control. He was appointed to a full professorship at the age of 32 (Hull University). Dr. Flood worked nine years full time, including in the film business, the health service, and an opinion poll agency; and thirteen years in the university sector (City University and Hull University). His continued commitment to applied systemic thinking is evidenced in a consultancy and training portfolio that includes organizations in Australia, the Arabian Gulf, South East Asia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. He has lectured by invitation in over 20 countries worldwide including Japan and the United States of America, and has featured on his travels in a number of radio and television programs. He has authored nine books including Beyond TQM (that was nominated for the 1993 MCA Best Management Book of the Year) and Rethinking The Fifth Discipline that is amongst Routledge’s best selling management titles. He is the founding and current editor of the international journal Systemic Practice and Action Research. Some of his publications are listed below:

• Flood (2001), “Informed Students Guide to the Management Sciences”, Routledge, London.
• Flood (1999), “Rethinking the Fifth Discipline”, Routledge, London (translated into Chinese).
• Flood (1995), “Beyond TQM”, Wiley, Chichester (nominated for Institute of Management Consultants Book of the Year, translated into Chinese).
• Flood and Jackson, M.C. (1991), “Creative Problem Solving”, Wiley, Chichester (translated into Greek and Chinese).
• Flood and Carson, E.R. (1989), “Dealing With Complexity: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Systems Science”, 1989, Plenum, New York.

Contact

Room: flex
Email: Flood msm.nl
Tel: +31 43 38 70 808