This introduction accompanies a reprinted book "Organizing for Work" written by Henry Laurence Gantt in 1919. The introduction explores how early management styles and principles of leadership are accepted in today's business environment. This research examines the evolution of management thought over the past century. It is interesting and insightful to realize the challenges of early managers and understand those challenges are not that different from today. The parallels of management between 1900 and 2006 are remarkable. "Organizing for Work" by Henry Laurence Gantt remains valuable even though it is out of publication at this time. It is my contention that republishing this valuable work, with an introduction explaining it's relevance to management thought and today's issues, will help strengthen knowledge in the management field.
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In Search of the Gantt Chart,
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I ordered this book because I teach/practice project management - the "Gantt Chart" is one of the standard project plan displays. I'd never known who "Gantt" was (Henry Gantt) and finally did a Google on him. Saw that he'd written a book on work and decided to order it (out of print).
Turns out its not about project management. Although there are Gantt Charts, they're not what I was expecting - they are tools to see what the plan of work is (i.e. for production) and how progress is being made against the plan. The thing that surprised (and delighted) me was his "radical" view of business, especially for a book written in the early 1900's. For example, he thinks that one of the main purposes of a business is to provide a good salary for the employee. Pretty far out when you consider the behavior of most companies today. If you're interested in a book that combines a fact-based view of business with a Christian view of how business should be operated, go find an old copy of Henry Gantt's book.
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Provides a good overview on essential groundbreaking businessmen . Shows how all management concepts were discovered . Short book that is a good companion to a text-book in a business management class .
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