The Evolution of Management Thought, 4th Edition

by Daniel A. Wren (The Univ. of Oklahoma)

• ISBN13: 9780471597520
• ISBN10: 047159752X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Traces the evolution of management thought from its earliest days to the present by examining the backgrounds, ideas and influences of major contributors. Profiles significant eras in the development of management thought, analyzing various trends and movements. This edition features evolving concepts regarding management theory, education, motivation, leadership and other historically recurring topics, describing them in terms of their influence on today's students. A new chapter explores the dynamic nature of global competition, the ability to cope in a more culturally diverse world, concern about ethics and social responsibility, business and strategy as the integrating task of general management.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Early Management Thought	1	(102)
A Prologue to the Past	3	(10)
A Cultural Framework	5	(2)
People, Management, and Organizations	7	(6)
Management before Industrialization	13	(22)
Management in Early Civilizations	13	(10)
The Cultural Rebirth	23	(12)
The Industrialization Revolution: Problems and Perspective	35	(20)
The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain	35	(4)
Management Problems in the Early Factory	39	(10)
Cultural Consequences of the Industrial Revolution	49	(6)
Management Pioneers in the Early Factory	55	(14)
The Search for a New Harmony	55	(4)
Robert Owen
The Irascible Genius	59	(4)
Charles Babbage
Pioneering in Management Education	63	(2)
Andrew Ure
Industrial Education in France	65	(4)
Charles Dupin
The Industrial Revolution in the United States	69	(14)
Antebellum Industry and Management	69	(6)
The Railroads: Pioneering in U.S. Management	75	(8)
Industrial Growth and Systematic Management	83	(20)
The Growth of U.S. Enterprise	83	(4)
The Renaissance of Systematic Management	87	(6)
Big Business and Its Changing Environment	93	(10)
PART TWO The Scientific Management Era	103	(130)
The Advent of Scientific Management	105	(28)
The Early Years	105	(14)
Frederick Winslow Taylor
The Peripatetic Philosopher	119	(14)
Taylor
Spreading the Gospel of Efficiency	133	(24)
The Most Orthodox	133	(1)
Carl Barth
The Most Unorthodox	134	(7)
H. L. Gantt
Partners for Life	141	(9)
The Gilbreths
Efficiency through Organization	150	(3)
Harrington Emerson
The Gospel in Nonindustrial Organizations	153	(4)
Morris Cooke
The Human Factor: Preparing the Way	157	(22)
Personnel Management: A Dual Heritage	157	(6)
Psychology and the Individual	163	(4)
Foundations of the Social Person: Theory, Research, and Practice	167	(6)
Employee Participation in Decision Making	173	(6)
The Emergence of Management and Organization Theory	179	(20)
The Man and His Career	179	(15)
Henri Fayol
Max Weber	194	(5)
Bureaucracy
Scientific Management in Theory and Practice	199	(18)
The Study and Practice of Scientific Management	199	(9)
Emerging General Management	208	(9)
Scientific Management in Retrospect	217	(16)
The Economic Environment: From the Farm to the Factory	217	(5)
The Social Environment: From Achievement to Affiliation	222	(5)
The Political Environment: From One Roosevelt to Another	227	(6)
PART THREE The Social Person Era	233	(114)
The Hawthorne Studies	235	(20)
The Studies Begin	235	(12)
Human Relations, Leadership, and Motivation	247	(8)
The Search for Organizational Integration	255	(20)
Mary Parker Follett: The Political Philosopher	255	(10)
The Erudite Executive: Chester I. Barnard	265	(10)
People and Organizations	275	(20)
People at Work: The Micro View	275	(6)
Changing Assumptions about People at Work	281	(8)
People at Work: The Macro View	289	(6)
Organizations and People	295	(20)
Organizations: Structure and Design	295	(11)
Toward a Top-Management Viewpoint	306	(9)
Human Relations in Concept and Practice	315	(14)
The Impact of Human Relations on Teaching and Practice	315	(5)
Hawthorne Revisited	320	(9)
The Social Person Era in Retrospect	329	(18)
The Economic Environment: From Depression to Prosperity	329	(4)
The Social Environment: The Social Ethic and the ``Organization Man''	333	(6)
The Political Environment: From FDR to Eisenhower	339	(8)
PART FOUR The Modern Era	347	(96)
Management Theory and Practice	349	(20)
The Renaissance of General Management	349	(11)
The Practice of Management: Threats and Opportunities	360	(9)
Organizational Behavior and Theory	369	(24)
People and Organizations	369	(19)
Organizations and People	388	(5)
Science and Systems in Management	393	(14)
The Quest for Science in Management	394	(7)
Systems and Information	401	(6)
Management Thought in a Changing World	407	(20)
Individuals and Organizations: Relating to Evolving Expectations	408	(7)
Management and Strategy in a Global Arena	415	(12)
The Past as Prologue	427	(16)
The Managerial Functions: Past and Future	428	(7)
The Cultural Environment	435	(8)
Selected Bibliography	443	(6)
Author and Name Index	449	(6)
Subject Index	455