The evolution of management thought

Author(s)

• Wren, Daniel A.

Bibliographic Information

The evolution of management thought

Daniel A. Wren

Wiley, c1994

4th ed

• : [international ed.]

Note

Bibliography: p. 443-447

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: [international ed.] ISBN 9780471021278

Description

Focusing on the history of management, this study traces the ideas and influences of major contributors. The edition has been revised and updated to include contemporary practices and a new chapter on global management, ethics and diversity.

Table of Contents

• Partial table of contents:
• EARLY MANAGEMENT THOUGHT
• A Prologue to the Past
• Management Before Industrialization
• The Industrialization Revolution: Problems and Perspective
• The Industrial Revolution in the United States
• THE SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT ERA
• The Advent of Scientific Management
• The Human Factor: Preparing the Way
• Scientific Management in Theory and Practice
• THE SOCIAL PERSON ERA
• The Hawthorne Studies
• People and Organizations
• Human Relations in Concept and Practice
• THE MODERN ERA
• Management Theory and Practice
• Science and Systems in Management
• The Past as Prologue
• Selected Bibliography
• Indexes.

Volume

ISBN 9780471597520

Description

Focusing on the history of management, this study traces the ideas and influences of major contributors. The edition has been revised and updated to include contemporary practices and a new chapter on global management, ethics and diversity.

Table of Contents

Partial table of contents:. EARLY MANAGEMENT THOUGHT. A Prologue to the Past. Management Before Industrialization. The Industrialization Revolution: Problems and Perspective. The Industrial Revolution in the United States. THE SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT ERA. The Advent of Scientific Management. The Human Factor: Preparing the Way. Scientific Management in Theory and Practice. THE SOCIAL PERSON ERA. The Hawthorne Studies. People and Organizations. Human Relations in Concept and Practice. THE MODERN ERA. Management Theory and Practice. Science and Systems in Management. The Past as Prologue. Selected Bibliography. Indexes.

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Details

• NCID: BA22462273
• ISBN:
  • 047159752X
  • 047102127X
• LCCN: 93014609
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; Chichester
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 466 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 335.12
  • LCC : HD30.5
  • DC20 : 658/.009
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Management -- History