What is global ethical management? Indeed, what is global?, what is ethical?, and what is management? The gEm group was initiated by Professor C. West Churchman to explore these questions and more. Here West provides an introduction to some of the aims and ideas of gEm.

This Internet-based forum features Professor West Churchman and Professor Arnold Schultz as guides in learning about ethics and sustainability. It features discussions and spontaneous dialogue between participants. Feel free to join in! (started October 97).

The gEm Design of Inquiring Systems Seminar Experiment

The objective of this experiment is to develop an on-line seminar. Professor Churchman's book "The Design of Inquiring Systems" plays a major role in this experiment. Complex global challenges are discussed in an effort to address the problems and develop an on-line forum for future discussions of similar challenges.

Lectures and Essays

These lectures and essays were created by Professor Churchman to be displayed on the Internet. He is exploring the Internet as a medium for teaching and these are some of his the earlier experiments.

Startlings

Here Professor Churchman has his first startling statement posted on the subject of nationalism.

Biographies

Short biographies of gEm group members.

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