Management History: Text and Cases

ISBN-13: 9780415963343 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 480 str.

Morgen Witzel

Opis

Morgen Witzel argues that despite the relative recency of management science as an academic subject, management itself has been around since ancient times. The study traces the development of management as a discipline, examining the way this evolution impacts management practice today and in the future.

Management History is not simply a book about the history of business or even the history of management. The goal of the text is not to argue that it is important that managers should learn history, but rather to show directly how understanding history can help in turn to understand the management of today and tomorrow.

Unlike some other books on the subject, this book takes account of the long-term development of management. Similarly, it draws material and case studies from management around the world, not just from the Anglo-American-European milieu. Chapters are devoted to the development of the main functional fields in management education: Organizational behavior and theory, strategy, human resource management, marketing, finance, and so on.

Management History is intended as a text for instructors who are interested in introducing historical content and analysis into management education courses, modules, and training programs, particularly at the MBA level and higher.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Management History  2. Organization  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

O autorze

Morgen Witzel is a Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies, University of Exeter, UK. A writer, lecturer and consultant on business and management, especially on the history of management, he is the author of over 20 books and hundreds of articles for the academic and popular press.