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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781047403321

Autore

Witzel Morgen

Titolo

Management history : text and cases / / Morgen Witzel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-135-24018-3

1-135-24019-1

1-282-57645-3

9786612576454

0-203-86686-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (479 p.)

Disciplina

658.009

Soggetti

Management - History

Management science - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to management history; 2 Organisation; 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; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 complex and challenging problems of modern management from a new perspective.The book not only traces the development of management from history to the present day, but also examines the way th