Burton Nanus

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Burton B. "Burt" Nanus (born 1936, New York NY) [1] is an American academic, Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, where he was a faculty member from 1969 to 1994.

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Biography

Prior to joining the University of Southern California, he worked at Sperry Rand Corporation, the System Development Corporation, and his own consulting firm, Planning Technology, Incorporated. [4]

Academic work

Nanus is the author of several books:

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