The Evolution of Management Thought, Seventh Edition
- 13h 24m
- Arthur G. Bedeian, Daniel A. Wren
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2018
The seventh edition of author Daniel Wren's and Arthur Bedeian’s classic text provides a comprehensive understanding of the origin and development of ideas in management. This text traces the evolution of management thought from its earliest days to the present, by examining the backgrounds, ideas and influences of its major contributors.
Every chapter in the seventh edition of The Evolution of Management Thought has been thoroughly reviewed and updated to convey an appreciation of the people and ideas underlying the development of management theory and practice. The new edition includes an Instructor’s Manual and a PowerPoint package featuring 650 photographs, charts, and other visual materials. The authors’ intent is to place various theories of management in their historical context, showing how they’ve changed over time. The text does this in a chronological framework, yet each part is designed as a separate and self-contained unit of study; substantial cross-referencing provides the opportunity for connecting earlier to later developments as a central unifying theme.
In this Book
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A Prologue to the past
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Management before Industrialization
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The Industrial Revolution—Challenges and Perspective
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Management Pioneers in the Early Factory
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The Industrial Revolution in the United States
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Industrial Growth and Systematic Management
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The Advent of Scientific Management
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Spreading the Gospel of Efficiency
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The Human Factor—Preparing the Way
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The Emergence of the Management Process and Organization Theory
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Scientific Management in Theory and Practice
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Scientific Management in Retrospect
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The Hawthorne Studies
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The Search for Organizational Integration
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People and Organizations
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Organizations and People
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Human Relations in Theory and Practice
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The Social-Person Era in Retrospect
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Management Theory and Practice
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Organizational Behavior and Organization Theory
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Science and Systems in an Information Age
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Obligations and Opportunities
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Epilogue
