1st Edition

Management History Text and Cases

By Morgen Witzel Copyright 2009
480 Pages
by Routledge

478 Pages
by Routledge

480 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

1. Introduction to Management History  2. Organization  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

Biography

Morgen Witzel is a Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, UK. A writer, lecturer and consultant on business and management, especially on the history of management, he is the author of over 20 books and hundreds of articles for the academic and popular press.