Derek Salman Pugh (31 August 1930 – 29 January 2015) was a British

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, business theorist and emeritus professor of international management at the

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, known for his work in the field of

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(OD), and particularly the Pugh Matrix, a tool within OD.

Biography

Born in London, Pugh obtained his academical MA in 1953 and his MSc in 1956 both from the

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, and his DSc in 1973 from the

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. In 2009, the Aston University awarded him an honorary doctorate (DLitt).Derek S. Pugh. Full CV
at derekpugh.com. Accessed 27.01.2015. After his graduation in 1953, Pugh started his academic career as research assistant at the Social Sciences Research Centre of the University of Edinburgh, and became assistant lecturer in public health and social medicine in 1956. In 1957, he moved to the Birmingham College of Technology, where he became lecturer in

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. In 1960, Pugh was appointed senior research fellow at the Birmingham College of Advanced Technology (later the University of Aston), in the Industrial Administration Research Unit until 1967. After another year as reader in industrial administration, he moved to the London Business School, where in 1968 he started as director of research and reader in Organizational Behaviour. From 1970 to 1982, he was Professor of Organizational Behaviour. In 1983, Pugh moved one last time to the

, where he was professor of systems and head of systems discipline until 1988, professor of international management from 1988 to 1995, visiting research professor of international management from 1995 to 2000, and emeritus professor of international management since 2000. Pugh had been visiting professor in France, Germany, Israel and Italy.Pugh
CV, Sage Publications] Pugh was elected Fellow of the

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in 1959; of the

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in 1971; of the Italian Academy of Business Administration in 1981; and of the

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in 1987; and honorary fellow of the

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in 2001. In 1995, the Open University Business School initiated in his honour the Professor Derek Pugh Prize, an annual award for the best student on Professional Certificate in Management course of the Open University Business School.

Selected publications

* Pugh, Derek Salman, ed. ''Organization theory: selected readings.'' Penguin, 1971. * Hickson, David John, and Derek Salman Pugh. ''Management worldwide: distinctive styles amid globalization.'' Penguin Global, 2003. * Pugh, Derek S., and David J. Hickson. ''Writers on organizations.'' Penguin UK, 2007. Articles, a selection * Pugh, D. S., Hickson, D. J., Hinings, C. R., & Turner, C. (1968). "Dimensions of organization structure." ''Administrative science quarterly,'' 65–105. * Pugh, D. S., Hickson, D. J., Hinings, C. R., & Turner, C. (1969). "The context of organization structures." ''Administrative Science Quarterly,'' 91–114. * Hickson, David J., Derek S. Pugh, and Diana C. Pheysey. "Operations technology and organization structure: An empirical reappraisal."'' Administrative science quarterly'' (1969): 378–397.

References

External links

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