The management century : a critical review of 20th century thought and practice /
Stuart Crainer ; foreword by Bruce A. Pasternack.
- 1st ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2000.
- xxiii, 265 p. ; 24 cm.
- The Jossey-Bass business & management series A strategy & business book .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1900-1910: stopwatch science 1911-1920: modern times 1921-1930: discovering the organization 1931-1940: discovering people 1941-1950: lessons in war 1951-1960: living the dream 1961-1970: understanding strategy 1971-1980: organized paralysis 1981-1990: an excellent adventure 1991-2000: the new balance of power The state of management
"Crainer shows us that a careful study of the history of management holds vital clues to its future. There are lessons to be learned from early giants such as Henri Fayol, originator of the fourteen general principles of management, and from more contemporary figures such as W. Edwards Deming, the American whose concept of Total Quality Management revolutionized the Japanese auto industry. Decade after decade, Crainer points out, each new trend in management thinking has been shaped by the successes - and shortcomings - of the concepts that preceded it."--Jacket