The history of management thought /
Wren, Daniel A.
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley,
c2005.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
pt. I. Early management thought. A prologue to the past -- Management before industrialization -- The industrial revolution : problems and perspective -- Management pioneers in the early factory -- The industrial revolution in the United States -- Industrial growth and systematic management -- pt. II. The scientific management era. The advent of scientific management -- Spreading the gospel of efficiency -- The human factor : preparing the way -- The emergence of management and organization theory -- Scientific management in theory and practice -- Scientific management in retrospect -- pt. III. The social person era. The Hawthorne studies -- The search for organizational integration -- People and organization -- Organization and people -- Human relations in concept and practice -- The social person era in retrospect -- pt. IV. The modern era. Management theory and practice -- Organizational behavior and theory -- Science and systems in management -- Obligations and opportunities -- Epilogue.
Management