The making of modern management : British management in historical perspective
'The Making of Modern Management' provides a historical account of the evolution of management in the UK. The book draws on archival & secondary sources & addresses such issues as the particular context of management in the UK and the development of management as a profession
History
1 online resource (xvii, 297 pages) : illustrations
9780199261581, 019926158X
185035666
PART I: INTRODUCTION ; 1. An Introduction to Management History ; 2. A Theoretical and Thematic Framework ; PART II: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONS ; 3. British Management and Organization up to the 1940s ; 4. Comparative Management Systems up to the 1940s ; 5. British Management since the 1940s ; PART III: MANAGERS IN CONTEXT ; 6. Managers - The Social and Cultural Environment ; 7. The Development of Managers ; 8. Managerial Thought and Institutions ; PART IV: MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS ; 9. The Practice of Management - Labour ; 10. The Practice of Management - Marketing ; 11. The Practice of Management - Accounting and Finance ; PART V: CONCLUSIONS AND REFLECTIONS ; 12. Conclusions ; Bibliography