History of Management Thought [Paperback]

Claude S. George (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2nd edition (May 15, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133901874
• ISBN-13: 978-0133901870
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,304,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Idealistic, November 23, 2007

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Tends to ignore known contradictions, known weaknesses, and known pitfalls in Management Thought.

Still, this is the original book on The History of Management Thought and still holds its own in providing a concise reference to the origin and source for many of the actual values and actual beliefs in business today. Whether those values and beliefs are useful or useless is not really covered here, coverage only ensures that these values and beliefs had significant influence: early on the influence was directly on industry, later on the influence was more on academics and then indirectly through students who have been educated in various schools of thought (e.g., Mayo).

Missing is the mention of contributions by Herbert Simon and other social business philosophers whose ideas have since proven themselves quite useful.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lacking a little clarity, but still good, February 6, 2012

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This book is unique in that it offers an intellectual history of management thought, which is a much needed effort in the halls of the ivory tower. Simply stated, this book fills a void that weakens the overall quality of work done in the area. However, that said this book attempts to cover a huge range of subjects and works. As a result, the book loses focus at points and does not recover quickly. This simply means that portions of chapters lose focus and leave you wondering from where the link to next readings was generated. All in all, it is easy to read and makes a contribution. So get it, and enjoy.