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Psychological interactions among members of a systems design team are frequently of major importance in the design process. Problems arise from specialized design interests as well as failure in systems discipline. Such problems can be resolved only by understanding the nature of the individual and his involvement in interpersonal design conflicts. Several areas may be considered for improving interpersonal relations in the systems design effort. Through increasing emphasis on significance of systems design, greater personal and professional involvement in the systems approach may be possible. Attention is required at the corporate-management organization level to orient individual engineering professional goals in terms of total system perspective. Indoctrination and discipline in systems philosophy and practices also require increased emphasis. Comprehensive design-team training might be considered as a means for improving the systems design process. Further study is suggested.

"Officially founded in 1821, The Montreal General Hospital is recognized as a pioneering institution in North America for the many developments in medical research discovered there and is also known for its early association with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University--the first medical school in Canada. Covering nearly 200 years of history, The General relates the story of the hospital from its early development and founding to the transition and aftermath of its incorporation into the McGill University Health Centre in 1997. With contributions that show the perspectives of clinicians, nurses, surgeons, professors, and administrators, chapters chronicle particular departments and specializations of the hospital, including cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, obstetrics, emergency medicine, pathology, and radiology, with several more chapters focused on nursing, administration, and governance. Among the major turning points in the history of the hospital were the introduction of autopsy pathology by Sir William Osler, the debut of the electrocardiograph by Thomas Cotton in 1914, the discovery of a malignant tumour marker by Phil Gold and Samuel Freedman in 1965, its transformation from a community hospital serving anglophone Montreal to an internationally recognized academic centre during the 1950s and '60s, and changes in governance due to the 1970 Quebec Medicare Act. Both a collective reminiscence and an extensive institutional history, The General is an engaging account of one prominent hospital's origins and transformations throughout the years."--