The Making of Modern Management
British Management in Historical Perspective
$121.95
- Paperback
316 pages
- Release Date
30 July 2009
Summary
Management has always been part of human organization, but it is only in the last two centuries or so that it has been the central driver of economic activity, as companies have moved from family firms to hugely complex, multinational corporations with many layers of management.The term management is commonly used in three ways: as a process or activity; as a structure in any organization; and as a group or class of people carrying out certainroles in an organization. This book is the first d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199573998 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199573999 |
| Author: | John F. Wilson, Andrew Thomson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 316 |
| Release Date: | 30 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 156mm x 18mm |
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`Review from previous edition …by delving into a vast array of published sources, not all of which are readily available to scholars, the authors can rest assured that they have produced a pioneering study, which resonates with the current frontier of knowledge and identifies the parameters for future research.‘Economic History Review
About The Author
John F. Wilson
John F. Wilson is Professor of International Business, University of Central Lancashire. He is author of British Business History, 1720-1994 (Manchester University Press, 1995) and Ferranti. A History, Vol. I, Building a Family Firm, 1882-1975 (Carnegie Publishing, 2000). Andrew W. Thomson was formerly Dean of the Open University Business School. He is author of Changing Patterns of Management Development (with C.Mabey, J.Storey, C. Grayand P. Iles, Blackwell, 2001), A Portrait of Pay, 1970-1982: An Analysis of the New Earnings Survey (edited with M. Gregory, Clarendon Press, 1990).
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