James Brian Quinn

Quinn was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1928. He attended Yale University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1949. Quinn then obtained a master's degree in business administration from Harvard and a doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University. Quinn worked with the United States Commerce Department during the Chinese reform and opening up period in 1979, and later on served as a chair on the Clinton Administration's Academic Committee for Policy Review on Innovation and Productivity. He was a three-time recipient of the McKinsey Award. Quinn died on 28 August 2012 at the age of 84. ==Works==

• In his 1992 work Intelligent Enterprise, Quinn formulated the concept of intelligent enterprise, an approach to management that applies technology and service paradigms to the challenge of improving business performance. • Quinn worked with Henry Mintzberg on The Strategy Process (1996).{{cite book == References ==