Interview:interviews W. J. Reddin, organization design theorist and consultant
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Interviewinterviews W. J. Reddin, organization design theorist and consultant SAGE Publications, Inc.1977DOI: 10.1177/105960117700200203 j. william pfeiffer di o~ (i~uS : I would like to start with "Why Bermuda?" REDDIN: I lived in Fredericton, a beautiful, remote village in Canada, for twenty-five years. It's mainly a need for a change; it's very hard to rationalize it. My wife and I visited Bermuda four times last year and we did look the place over. The fact is, a lot of my work is now being done worldwide. Bermuda is a great place to travel from. I'll be less time away from home. If I visit New York from Bermuda, I'm away one elapsed day. It is much more difficult to come and go from Fredericton. The isolation is superb for writing, and basically, I see myself to be a designer and writer, so what better place to live than there? The weather, compared to where I come from, is of course excellent. The worldwide communication facilities, by any means, are good too. I am starting two new things in Bermuda. I propose to conduct top-management seminars there on a regular basis. I am finding that top men are quite willing