Management Innovators

The People and Ideas That Have Shaped Modern Business

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

Av Daniel A. Wren, Ronald G. Greenwood, University of Oklahoma) Wren, Daniel A. (Boyd Professor of Management, College of Business Administration, Boyd Professor of Management, College of Business Administration, the late Ronald G. Greenwood, Daniel Wren, Ronald G Greenwood

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The survey of the field of management begins with Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin, who failed to create a successful business based on it, and ends with Peter Drucker, who is probably the most respected management thinker in America today, but who has never run a business. Each chapter of the book is devoted to a specific figure and describes not only that person's contribution to the field, but explores the wider social context in which the person lived and worked. Figures explored include: Thomas Edison, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Richard W. Sears, Alexander Graham Bell, J. Pierpont Morgan, Frederick W. Taylor, Alfred P. Sloan, and W. Edwards Deming.

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Utgivningsdatum1998-05-21
Mått162 x 241 x 23 mm
Vikt526 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195117059

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"An eminently readable portrait of thirty-one of the business world's most influential figures over the past 200 years. Useful both for quick reference and as a definitive introduction to understanding historical, social, and economic trends. Wren and Greenwood's impressive range and grasp of the management process are manifest in the simplicity of their style and in the organization of the book."--Arthur G. Bedeian, Department of Management, Louisiana StateUniversity"Outstanding research on this nation's most influential business leaders."--Alfred A. Bolton, Archivist, Management History, Academy of Management"Practicing managers and management historians alike will find a wealth of useful information in these stories that are jam-packed with good advice and practical lessons. Wren and Greenwood show clearly that history lives!"--Richard Hodgetts, Division of Management, Florida International University"By presenting in-depth profiles of inventors, financiers, entrepreneurs, organizers, and management experts, the authors provide a clear, informative look at the history of management. Further, the organization of the book conveys a progression from the history of management to the development of management thought. As a student and teacher of both areas, I found Management Innovators to be informative and inspirational."--Paul Lawrence Wilkens,Professor of Management, Florida State University"A tour-de-force of management thinking from (literally) Eli Whitney to Peter Drucker. What emerges is a clear mandate for the power of thought and the power of revolution. Stimulating."--Business Reader Review