Reissue of hardcover edition published in 2013. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part III. C.K. Prahalad / Frederick Winslow Taylor / Peter J. Williamson and Keeley Wilson. Mind, method, and motion: Frank and Lillian Gilbreth / Bernard Mees -- Henri Fayol / Jean-Louis Peaucelle and Cameron Guthrie -- Mary Parker Follett / John Child -- George Elton Mayo / Kyle Bruce -- Lyndall Urwick / Andrew Thomson and John Wilson -- Chester Barnard and the systems approach to nurturing organizations / Andrea Gabor and Joseph T. Mahoney -- Part II. Post-war theorists : The Tavistock Group / Frances Abraham -- Deeply engaged, intuitively analytical and determinedly applied: Tom Burns and Joan Woodward in context but not in concert / Sandra Dawson -- W. Edwards Deming / Milan Zeleny -- The life and diverse contributions of Dr J.M. Juran / Mohamed Zairi -- Edith Penrose's contribution to economics and management scholarship / Christos N. Pitelis -- Peter F. Drucker / Peter Starbuck -- Herbert Alexander Simon: philosopher of the organizational life-world / J.-C. Spender -- Part III. Business school theorists : Alfred Chandler's managerial revolution: developing and utilizing productive resources / William Lazonick -- The Aston Studies: a journey towards a science of administration? / Ray Loveridge -- James March, Richard Cyert, and the evolving field of organizations / Mie Augier -- Geert Hofstede / Monir Tayeb -- John Paul Kotter / Karl Moore and Alexandra Klein -- Henry Mintzberg / Morgen Witzel -- The competitive advantage of Michael Porter / John Mathews -- Ikujiro Nonaka / Robert Pitkethly -- Sumantra Ghoshal / Susan Segal-Horn -- C.K. Prahalad / Peter J. Williamson and Keeley Wilson.
Summary:
The handbook will evaluate the ideas and influence of 25 major management theorists, examining their impact on the evolvement of management as a discipline. The chapters will review the contributions of these theorists in light of their contemporary context and each other, from the pioneers to post-war theorists and later business school theorists.
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