The Making of Modern Management: British Management in Historical Perspective [Hardcover]

John F. Wilson (Author), Andrew W. Thomson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019926158X | ISBN-13: 978-0199261581 | Publication Date: October 19, 2006

The authors provide an historical account of the evolution of modern management in the UK. The book draws on archival and secondary sources and addresses such issues as the particular context of management in the UK; the development of management as a profession; management and economic performance; and the spread of management education and ideas.

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`...by delving into a vast array of published sources, not all of which are readily available to scholars, the authors can rest assured that they have produced a pioneering study, which resonates with the current frontier of knowledge and identifies the parameters for future research.' Economic History Review

About the Author

John F. Wilson is Professor of International Business, University of Central Lancashire. He is author of British Business History, 1720-1994 (Manchester University Press, 1995) and Ferranti. A History, Vol. I, Building a Family Firm, 1882-1975 (Carnegie Publishing, 2000). Andrew W. Thomson was formerly Dean of the Open University Business School. He is author of Changing Patterns of Management Development (with C.Mabey, J.Storey, C. Gray and P. Iles, Blackwell, 2001), A Portrait of Pay, 1970-1982: An Analysis of the New Earnings Survey (edited with M. Gregory, Clarendon Press, 1990).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019926158X
• ISBN-13: 978-0199261581
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,054,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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