Management history : text and cases / Morgen Witzel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Witzel, Morgen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--History.

Management.

Management science--History.

Management science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (479 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Management History is not simply a book about the history of business or even the history of management. The goal of this book is to demonstrate that despite the relative newness of management science as an academic subject, management has been around since ancient times. Through understanding the history of management - both in practice and theory - one is able to approach the complex and challenging problems of modern management from a new perspective.The book not only traces the development of management from history to the present day, but also examines the way th

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to management history; 2 Organisation; 3 Strategy; 4 Human resource management; 5 Marketing; 6 Financial management; 7 Technology, innovation and knowledge; 8 Business and society; 9 Leadership; 10 Conclusion: how history impacts on management; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-24018-3

1-135-24019-1

1-282-57645-3

9786612576454

0-203-86686-X

9780203866863

OCLC:

609642046