Fredmund Malik

Fredmund Malik
Born (1944-09-01) September 1, 1944 (age 80)
Lustenau, Austria
Alma materUniversity of St. Gallen
Occupation(s)Professor, Management consultant
Awards2009 Cross of Honor for Science and Art of the Republic of Austria for his Wholistic Management Systems,
2010 Heinz von Foerster-Award for Organizational Cybernetics by the German Association for Cybernetics,
2016 The People's Republic of China Friendship Award

Fredmund Malik (born September 1, 1944 in Lustenau, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian economist with focus on management science and the founder and chairman of a management consultancy (Malik Management) in St. Gallen.[1][2]

Malik applies systems theory and cybernetics to analyse and design management systems. From 1974 to 2004 he was teaching at the University of St. Gallen, where he is titular professor for general management, leadership and governance.

  1. ^ Die Schweizerische Post: Interview with Fredmund Malik Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine of August 12, 2009, last accessed 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ Malik Management: Unternehmen – Geschichtlicher Abriss Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine last accessessed 21 July 2013.