Edgar J. Ridley & Associates
121 W. 117th Street, Suite 3
New York, NY 10026
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| Edgar J. Ridley is the founder of Edgar J. Ridley & Associates | |
| He is an expert on symbolic behavior and its impact on culture, studied and did research at the Radiocarbon laboratory at the Radiocarbon Laboratory of I.F.A.N. (Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire), also known as Cheikh Ante Diop University (formerly University of Dakar), in Senegal, West Africa, under the renowned nuclear physicist and Egyptologist, Cheikh Anta Diop. The research, which was supervised by Cheikh Anta Diop, culminated in a thesis entitled The Neurological Misadventure of Primordial Man, a study of symbolism from antiquity to modern man. | |
| As an Associate of the think tank, Metropolitan Associates of Philadelphia, Mr. Ridley studied change in major institutions and corporations, with a focus on racism in the corporate structure. He then joined Temple University Community Mental Health Center as Senior Psychotherapist in their Children and Family Unit, providing psychotherapy and consultative services to the North Philadelphia community and the School District of Philadelphia. | |
| Mr. Ridley then founded Edgar J. Ridley & Associates, an international management consulting firm specializing in organizational behavior and productivity, with offices in New York and worldwide affiliates. He heads a multidisciplinary team of organizational behavior and development specialists who help corporations and governments develop more efficient operations. The firm serves as advisor to business and industry throughout Asia and Africa. Mr. Ridley's research produced a concept known as the Symptomatic Thought Process which promises to change human behavior and restructure civilization, as we know it. He has implemented his management concept in Malaysia and has been recognized as an Expert Consultant by the Asian Productivity Organization. The implementation of Mr. Ridley's management concepts has resulted in strategic business alliances between Africa and Asia. | |
Mr. Ridley has published three books, An African Answer: The Key to Global Productivity; Symbolism Revisited: Notes on the Symptomatic Thought Process; and The Golden Apple: Changing the Structure of Civilization (all by Africa World Press). He is working on the second volume of The Golden Apple: Changing the Structure of Civilization, in which he will focus on symptoms. He has also been published in professional journals and textbooks worldwide, including the Malaysian Jurnal Produktiviti, and Changing the Way We Manage Change (Quorum Books). Mr. Ridley has lectured at colleges and universities worldwide.
Linda L. Ridley is the CEO of EDGAR J. RIDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC., focusing on strategic direction and business development. Linda is also an Adjunct Industry Professor at City University of New York's graduate School of Professional Studies. In the program, for a Master's in Business Management and Leadership, Linda teaches Organizational Behavior and Leadership and Strategic Marketing and Socially Responsible Practices. Additionally, Linda recently developed a curriculum titled Managing Diversity in a Global Economy, which will launch in Spring, 2012. | |
121 W. 117th Street, Suite 3
New York, NY 10026
ph: 212-316-9163
fax: 212-316-9163
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