1st Edition
Bosses in British Business Managers and Management from the Industrial Revolution to the Present Day
By F. R. Jervis
Copyright 1974
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this volume, first published in 1974, the author provides an introduction to the historical development of management in business. Success and failure in a commercial world can be explained partly in terms of economic forces, but much also depends on the people, on the management of the firms – on the bosses. The author approaches this topic by examining some of the major companies and... Read more
Preface; 1. The Founding Fathers – Rags to Riches 2. The Sons of the Fathers – Business Continuation 3. Clogs to Clogs – Business Failure 4. The Board of Directors 5. The Scale of Operations 6. The Methods of Business Organisation 7. The Managers 8. The Efficiency of Management; A Guide to Further Reading; Index
Biography
F. R. Jervis
