OMEGA Int. J. ofMgmt Sci., Vol. 21, No. 6, p. 603, 1993 Pergamon Press Ltd. Printed in Great Britain

EDITORIAL

Samuel Eilon

THIS ISSUE of Omega is the last under Samuel Eilon's Chief Editorship. Sam was the founder editor of Omega, and more: the journal was his conception and he nurtured it and brought it to maturity.

Three things mark the journal.

First, it has succeeded in its aim of being an international journal, with contributions from the circulation within a wide range of countries.

Second, it has almost always avoided the trap which awaits any learned journal, namely of publishing papers by experts which can be read only by other experts. Most of the papers in Omega are of interest and accessible to the reflective manager, as well as to all professing the title management scientist or something similar.

Third, Omega has usually carried an Editorial, not of a cursory type but a thoughtful piece by Sam on some management issue of the day. As a sustained commentary of concerns in management, and provocative but always rational proposals for action, the stream of Editorials has been remarkable.

Sam has played many parts, all with distinction--teacher, researcher and adviser to business and government, as well as Chief Editor of Omega. It is not appropriate here to celebrate his wider achievements, merely to be grateful that he has, in a busy life, found the time and energy to be an active, purposeful and successful editor. His will be a hard act to follow.

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