The Management Century
A Critical Review of 20th Century Thought and Practice
1st Edition
Published on 27. January 2000
Book
Hardback
XXVI, 266 pages
978-0-7879-5224-2 (ISBN)
Description
It's been with us since the dawn of civilization. But only in the past one hundred years has management been recognized, and formalized, as a profession. Now, in The Management Century, business journalist Stuart Crainer offers a fascinating, lively tour of management's golden age in a book filled with historic characters any novelist would envy. From Henry Ford to W. Edwards Deming, the innovators Crainer visits here are as in-triguing as the ideas they championed. It's a work that breathes real life into a chronology that's embedded with valuable insights for every student of management theory and practice. Read the preface of this book by clicking here.
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Person
STUART CRAINER is a UK-based journalist who has been covering the business scene for many years. He is a founder of Suntop Media, a media content, concepts, and consulting firm. His work has appeared in the Financial Times, Across the Board, and Strategy & Business. He is the author of numerous books on business: the Ultimate Series, The Financial Times Handbook of Management, and Gravy Training: Inside the Business of Business Schools (with Des Dearlove), also published by Jossey-Bass.
Content
Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1900-1910: Stopwatch Science. 1911-1920: Modern Times. 1921-1930: Discovering the Organization. 1931-1940: Discovering People. 1941-1950: Lessons in War. 1951-1960: Living the Dream. 1961-1970: Understanding Strategy. 1971-1980: Organized Paralysis. 1981-1990: An Excellent Adventure. 1991-2000: The New Balance of Power. The State of Management.