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EDUCATION
Ph.D., Brunel University, England, 1972, Cybernetics
B.A., Political Science, U.C., Berkeley, 1964
The London School of Economics and Political Science, Studied Law, 1962-63
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
March 2003 to present Chairman, Economics Dept. Brooklyn College, CUNY
January 1991 to present Professor of Management (tenured), Brooklyn College, CUNY
Fall 1986 to December 1990 Associate Professor of Management, Brooklyn College, CUNY
Fall 1977 to August 1984.
Assistant
Professor of Management, Fordham University
Management
Area Coordinator -- 1982 - 1984
Courses taught: Organizational Behavior, Management, Personnel, Business Policy, Computer Management Game
PUBLISHED
BOOKS
BEURSBEDROG (The Stock Market Sting), Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam April 2003
LES PECHES CAPITAUX DE LA HAUTE TECHNOLOGIE (THE CAPITAL SINS OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY), Translated into French by Christian Jeanmougin, Editions du Seuil, Paris, May 1998.
BODEMLOZE PUT--megaproiecten en manipulatie (THE BOTTOMLESS PIT --megaproiects and manipulation), Translated into Dutch by Dr. Henna Vander Kooy, Aristos, Rotterdam, May 1998. Click here for reviews of above two books.
IMPURE SCIENCE--Fraud, Compromise, and Political Influence in Scientific Research, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1992, 317 pages. Published in Japanese, Kagaku-Dojin, Kyoto, 1994, Illustrated, 432 pages. Click here for reviews of above book.
SURVIVING THE 10 ORDEALS OF THE TAKEOVER, AMACOM, the American Management
Association, New York, 1988, 189 pages
Audio Cassette: Fast Track, Macmillan Book Clubs, Inc. Click here
for reviews of above book.
YOU CAN WIN AT OFFICE POLITICS, Times Books, A division of The New York Times
Company, New York, September, 1984, 258 pages Trade Paperback: Owl Books, a division of
Holt, Rinehart Winston, New York, 1985. Click here for reviews
of above book.
Published in Japan by Kodansha, Ltd., Tokyo; Published in Canada by Fitzhenry &
Whiteside, Ltd., Toronto;
Audio Cassette: Waldentapes, December, 1984; Fortune Book Club, main selection; Macmillan
Book Clubs, Executive Program, alternate selection
HAVING IT YOUR WAY: The Strategy of Settling Everyday Conflicts, W.W. Norton, New York, 1977, 189 pages
DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Game Theory and You, W.W. Norton, New York, 1976, 160 pages, co-author, John Coplans
ARTICLES
Mundo Cientifico, Barcelona, "Beneficios para la
industria militar," No. 228, (November 2001).
La Recherche, Paris, "Un systeme de retribution de l=industrie,"
September 2001.
Le Figaro, Paris, "L'etrange methode de Claude Allegre: Synchrotron:
l'abandon du projet soleil manque de transparence et de legitimite," 4-5
March 2000, p. 13.
The Guardian Weekly, English edition of Le Monde Diplomatique, London,
February 1999, "Science as an Alibi--Why this ruinous space station?"
Le Monde Diplomatique, Paris, February 1999, "Quand la science sert d1alibi: une station spatiale ruineuse et inutile"
Industries et Techniques, Paris, Numero special anniversaire, November 1998, "Peut-on etre a la fois bon ingenieur et bon manager?"
La Recherche, "Rafale, B-2, F-117, MEME COMBAT--les effets pervers du secret dans les grands programmes technologiques," Paris, April 1998
La Recherche, "L'Guerre Du Golfe, Une Esbroufe Technologique," Paris, October 1996
Natuur & Techniek, "Doe het niet!--Ruimtestation Alpha omstreden," Maastricht, October 1995
La Recherche, "Les Comptes Cruels de la Station Spatiale," (cover article), Paris, September 1995
Mundo Cientifico, "Los Cobayas Humanos Del Plutonio," (cover article) Barcelona, June 1995
La Recherche, "Les Cobayes Humains Du Plutonium," (cover article) Paris, April 1995
Mundo Cientifico, "El transfondo de los fracasos technologicos norteamericanos," (cover article), Barcelona, June 1995
La Recherche, "Les Dessous Des Echecs Technologiques Americains," (cover article) Paris, September 1994
Natuure & Techniek, "Gedoemd Te Mislukken," Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 1994
La Recherche, "Etats-Unis: Le Pouvoir Politique Contre Les Chasseurs De Fraudes," Paris, May 1994
NRC Handelsblad, "De wraak op twee 'klikspanen " (The treatment meted out to whistleblowers), Rotterdam, October 14, 1993
Newsweek, Science Forum page in Newsweek Focus, "Busting the Fraudbusters," July 19, 1993
La Recherche, "Les tricheries de l'administration americaine: L'Affaire Gallo," Paris, January, 1993
Mundo Cientifico "El Caso Gallo: Les Trampas De La Administracion Norteamericana," Barcelona, March, 1993
Newsweek, Science Forum page in Newsweek Focus, "A Plague of Science Fraud," June 15, 1992
The New York Times Book Review, "THE PENTAGONISTS: An Insider's View of
Waste, Mismanagement and Fraud in Defense Spending,"
by A. Ernest Fitzgerald, Houghton Mifflin, reviewed by R. Bell February 26, 1989
Chicago Tribune Book Review, "The Gilded Leaf--triumph, tragedy and tobacco: three generations of the R.J. Reynolds family and fortune, by Patrick Reynolds and Tom Schachtman, Little, Brown, reviewed by R. Bell, April 23, 1989
Management Review, "After The Takeover: How To Read The Handwriting On The Wall," (cover article), September, 1988
Venture, "Est Gets Dressed For Success--Werner Erhard reprises his touchy-feely gospel and calls it management training," March, 1987
Organizational Behavior (book), R.W. Griffin and G. Moorhead, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1986, includes: "From the Sublime to the Ridiculous," by Robert Bell, pp. 120-121
Modern Maturity, "Is Retirement For You?" October-November, 1986
The New York Times, "What's New In Behavioral Training," Sunday, February 17, 1985, p. F19, full page, with illustration
The New York Times, "What's New In Office Politics," Sunday, October 14, 1984, p. F15, full page, with illustrations
The Columbia Journal of World Business, "A New Policy on Tariffs and Ownership for LDC's" by Robert Bell and Sirousse Tabriztchi, Fall, 1981
Cybernetica, "The Prisoner's Dilemma and the Heuristic of Zero Sum Interpretation," Volume XVIII, Number 4, 1975
ARPUD 72, "Spieltheorie und Spiel simulation: Das Gefangenen Dilemma", 1973, Dortmund, West Germany
Brunel Monographs on Cybernetics, "A Zero Sum Interpretation Theory of Nonzero Sum Games, with Empirical Applications," Number 2, 1969
INVITED
PAPERS:
"The U.S. Government's Bubble
Blowing Machine," Paper
presented June 24, 2004, at the conference, Towards a world without violence,
Fundacio per la pau, Barcelona, Spain, for the session “Realitat I
evolucio de la industria military”. Click here
to read this paper (this paper is copyrighted and should not be reproduced
without permission of the author).
"Passing the Risk to Others Through the Use of Worst Practice," invited
paper presented at the Sorbonne, October 30, 2001, Paris.
"Armaments Development: The Future and Trends for New Weapons," Science, Militarism, and Peace Conference in Barcelona, Spain, October 19-20, 2001.
"Seminar on Worst Practice," seminar presented at Delft University of Technology, September 2001, The Netherlands.
UNESCO and World Federation of Scientific Workers, Symposium on "Science, Ethics and Society," Paris, 16-18 September 1996, Keynote speaker on "Are there specific ethical problems inherent to research linked to defense programs?", Monday 16 September 1996
INTERVIEWS--PRESS
Marianne, Paris, 25 January, 1999, p.77, "On a volontairement ignore les risques"
Liberation, Paris, "Les sept vices du hi-tech," 23 June, 1998, p. 29
La Croix, "'Les pompiers anglais redoutent une catastrophe sous la Manche,'" 19 June 1998
Le Figaro, "Un superphenix dans 1'espace," 28 April 1998
Liberation, Paris, "La station spatiale Alpha, gouffre a dollars," November 28, 1995, p. 34
La Croix, Paris, 'I'La station Alpha, le plus mauvais projet que j'aie jamias vu,1 Entretien," Hommes & Evenements, October 19, 1995, p. 7
Vrij Nederland, Amsterdam, IlDe bodemloze putten van de Eurotunnel en de Eurofighter," 4 July 1998
Algemeen Daqblad, Rotterdam, "Corrupte overheden smijten met geld," 30 May 1998
Nieuwe Revu, Haarlem, "Vijf kapitale Euro-blunders," 19 August 1998
Corporate Crime Reporter, Washington, D.C., Vol 6, Number 39 October 12, 1992, pp. 16-19
VRIJ NEDERLAND (Amsterdam), "De aftakeling van de wetenschap in de Verenigde Staten," 9 Mei, 1992, pp. 26-29
People Weekly, "In his own words: Consultant Robert Bell tells how to avoid getting chewed up in the seas of office politics," by Paula Spann, photographs by Susan Weinik, December 3, 1984
SUCCESS! Magazine, "On Top" section, by Judy Schwartz, January, 1985
Savv , "The Acting Boss," by Diane Cole, April, 1985
Glamour, "How To Win Arguments: The Best Way Is For Both Of You To Win", by Jay Molishever, May, 1979
The Philadelphia Inquirer, "On Replacing Cuddle Therapy", by Dorothy Storck, December 9, 1977
Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, "Having It Your Way--Without Losing Friends," by Joy Horowitz, September 11, 1977
INTERVIEWS--TELEVISION
Over one hundred programs on which I discussed the application of game theory to office politics and personal dilemmas. Programs included "Daywatch" on CNN; "Action News at Noon," WSB-TV, Atlanta; "Dallas Interacts," Warner-Amex Cube Cable TV; "Good Morning Houston, " KTRK TV; "This Day with Katherine, " KPRC TV, Houston; "Mid-Day Live," New York, "A.M. San Francisco", "Morning Break", Washington, D.C.; "Good Day", Boston, "Sun-Up", San Diego
Some Reviews of LES PECHES CAPITAUX DE LA HAUTE TECHNOLOGIC (THE CAPITAL SINS OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY) and BODEMLOZE PUT
Le Monde, 24 June 1998: "This book will interest all those who struggle for a more modest and efficient state, and for a political policy of employment worthy of the name."
Le Monde, 21 August 1998: "The catastrophes give thought to Robert Bell, the catastrophes avoided also. Unquestionably irrefutable, the author condemns the abolition of the procedures of control and the non-respecting of parameters of safety. This directing line guides his search for documents and statements."
Le Monde Diplomatique, August 1998: "Robert Bell poses, in his conclusion, a question that one cannot take lightly: Are we in the process of watching the end of scientific culture, born two centuries ago, to the benefit of 'worst practices,' erected in a culture of technological laisser-faire, and with incalculable damage?"
Marianne, 15- 21 June 1998: "Finally a book which wakes us from the dogmatic sleep lavished by those possessed by high tech and the devoted of political engineering. Finally, a book precise, concrete, direct, lucid, on the growing irresponsibility of the, decision makers in matters of technological choice."
Ciel et Espace, June 1998: "In the United States, Robert Bell doesn't pass for a softy... It is this reputation of iusticier that made him worth inviting by Editions du Seuil to look into some major European programs. From that comes this book, in the form of an indictment. Robert Bell doesn't pull his punches. He hits."
Le Nouvel Economiste, 17 July 1998: "The conclusion of this book is that the magnitude of financial masses in play and the risks run in modern innovation requires a better organization, making more rigour in the analysis, prudence in the decision and modesty in the objectives. Paraphrasing a celebrated formulation of Rabelais, one can say -- technology without conscientiousness and without patience can only ruin the public finances."
Charlie Hebdo 16 September: "In all, this book by Robert Bell teems with examples illustrating the dominance of industry on grand technological projects. An excellent read for those who want to comprehend how the lobbies enrich themselves in pretending to make our good fortune."
Some Reviews of IMPURE SCIENCE
Reviews: Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 71, Number 2, February 1994, Prof. George B. Kauffman, California State University: "It is required reading for everyone interested in the pursuit of scientific truth."
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, (92:401-409 (1993)), review by Prof. Fred Wendorf, Southern Methodist University: "It details a number of serious failures of professional ethics, some of them by very distinguished scientists; there are several examples of bureaucratic bungling by funding agencies; instances where data were altered; influence peddling; and wastes of resources on a mammoth scale. All of the major funding agencies are represented....
Issues In Science And Technology (Journal of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine), Winter, 1992-93. review by Prof. Emeritus John Edsall, Harvard University: "With this book, Robert Bell, an economist at Brooklyn College, makes a significant contribution to the discussion of misconduct in basic and applied science .... the maintenance of standards of conduct in science, as they have developed over the last three centuries, is still vital. This book provides a real service in the promotion of that aim."
Physics Today, November, 1992, review by Prof. Prof. Robert L.Park, University of Maryland: "In the end, the examples in Impure Science give us plenty to worry about."
American Scientist, July-August, 1993, review by Prof. Jonathan Marks, Yale University: "...Bell conclusively refutes an assumption implicit in two of the other works under review here: The vast bulk of the misconduct he discusses is carried out by senior members of the community -- the ones with the clout to abuse.11
The Christian Science Monitor, July 15, 1992, review by science writer Simson L. Garfinkel: "In this book, which is sure to be loathed by the old-guard scientific establishment, Bell shows time and again how the supposedly 'objective' scientific-research process is subverted by ego, infighting, and the lure of cold cash."
.San Francisco Chronicle, July 5, 1992, review by Stephen Compton: "Impure Science points to the need for some real reforms in science funding."
Technology Review, February/March, 1993, review by Rosemary Chalk, policy analyst, National Academy of Sciences.
Nature, June 4, 1992, review by science writer Jeffrey Mervis
Advance comments printed on the dust jacket:
Jack Anderson, Nationally syndicated columnist: "Impure Science shows that science in this country is in trouble. The book exposes a disturbing pattern at the highest levels of hyping results, politicizing funding, and covering up fraud."
Emilio Rosenblueth, Professor of Earthquake Engineering, National University of Mexico: Professor Bell's vast, careful search brings to light impurities that haunt contemporary science and harm those who are actors in the funding, performing, and publishing of scientific research."
Rustum Roy, Professor of Materials Research, Pennsylvania State University: "Impure Science is accurately titled, for it is an accurate description of the American scientific estate today. I hope the book will inspire the public and its representatives to question the intentions, interpretations and conclusions (and even the facts) when scientists speak ex cathedra. Bell's book is so detailed and so thorough that it will become a reference work on modern scientific fraud."
Breckinridge Willcox, former U.S. Attorney in charge of prosecuting the Breuning case: "In this insightful and well-researched book, Professor Bell shines some overdue and badly needed light into the dark closet of research fraud, conflicts of interest, and scientific misconduct."
Some Reviews of SURVIVING THE 10 ORDEALS OF THE TAKEOVER
Reviews: Business Week, August 29, 1988: "gives real life examples that help handle everything from the initial rumors to the eventual backstabbing."
Canadian Banker, 1989: "In today's world, it's a guide every manager should pack in his or her survival kit."
Some Reviews of YOU CAN WIN AT OFFICE POLITICS
Reviews: Barron's. review by Nancy Boardman, November 5, 1984: "In helping those caught in the middle-manager vice find ways to ease their pressure, Bell ... finds his mark."
USA TODAY, October 17, 1984, p. 3B, "Book offers tactics for office politics," by Beth Brophy
Gannett News Service, syndicated to over 80 newspapers, "Using 'game theory' in a no-win situation," by Priscilla Petty, September, 1984
The Kirkus Reviews, July 1, 1984
Publishers Weekly, June 22, 1984, p.94
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, September 18, 1984, "Author details tips for ladder-climbing," by Stuart M. Abbey
The Dallas Morning News, "'Game Theory' gives workers new weapon in office politics wars," by Catharine Fernando, October 9, 1984
The Atlanta Constitution, review by Richard Warner, October 28, 1984
Memphis Business Journal, "There Aren't Always Losers in Office Politics," Business Bookshelf, October 29, 1984
Detroit Free Press, review by Lona O'Conner, December 5, 1984
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