The Making of Modern Management: British Management in Historical Perspective

by John F. Wilson, Andrew W. Thomson, Andrew Thomson

Book Overview

Management has always been part of human organization, but it is only in the last two centuries or so that it has been the central driver of economic activity, as companies have moved from family firms to hugely complex, multinational corporations with many layers of management.

The term management is commonly used in three ways: as a process or activity; as a structure in any organization; and as a group or class of people carrying out certain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199573999
• ISBN13: 9780199573998
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"