| Fifty Key Figures in Management Contributor(s): Witzel, Morgen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415369770 ISBN-13: 9780415369770 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Management is dynamic, constantly changing and evolving. i Fifty Key Figures in Management /i is a reference guide to the lives and work of the fifty most important figures in the development of the management of businesses and other large organizations, including well known and controversial figures such as Bill Gates, J.P. Morgan and Jack Welch. In addition to providing details of each individual and their contributions, the book as a whole gives readers an idea of how management has developed into its present form. Each entry includes a bibliography and cross-references to other entries, as well as a brief biography presenting the details of the figure's contributions and an analysis of the significance of their contribution to modern management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Reference - General - Business & Economics | Management - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002031933 |
| Series: Routledge Key Guides |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.06" W x 8.76" (1.31 lbs) 340 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fifty Key Figures in Management is a collection of biographies of fifty people who have helped to make management what it is today - through their ideas, writings and teachings, through practical example and leadership, or both. Featuring business leaders such as Henry Ford, Jack Welch and Bill Gates, all of whom were pioneers in business pratice, the book also includes thinkers and consultants who have helped to redefine the way we think about management, such as Ohmae Kenichi, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Tom Peters and Charles Handy. Moreover, new and emerging aspects of management are covered through the inclusion of such cutting-edge thinkers as Arie de Geus, Max Boisot and Nonaka Ikujiro. Taken together, the fifty biographies presented here described how management emerged as a modern discipline and grew into its present form. Organization, strategy, marketing, production management, human resource management and knowledge management all come together to show how management is a multi-faceted discipline. |