The rise and fall of management
Subtitle: a brief history of practice, theory and context
By: by Gordon Pearson
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Gower Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781409448297
Subjects: Industrialization; Industrial management; Management; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; title: About the author; title: Prologue; title: The emergence of management responsibilities; title: Creating the first economic surplus; title: An economic theory of industry and commerce; title: Industrialization and management responsibilities; title: The developing economic and political context; title: The rise of professional management; title: New world, big business and educating management; title: Division of management labour; title: Theories of management; title: Management in practice; title: The educated fall of management; title: Seduction by the new strategic management; title: Friedman and business friendly government; title: Business schools versus management education; title: Management for new responsibilities; title: The emerging perspective; title: Epilogue; title: Index; title: References.