Buch, Englisch, 1176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Buch, Englisch, 1176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9065-0
Verlag: Continuum International Publishing Group
comprehensive encyclopaedia-style guide to over 600 important thinkers and practitioners in the history of management
- Available in paperback for the first time
- Two volumes at an attractive price
- Features over 600 entries representing an impressively broad range of important thinkers and practitioners from the whole history of management
- Includes entries from the global community, covering figures from the Americas, Europe and Asia
The Biographical Dictionary of Management explores the nature and historical development of management as both a commercial concept and a social force, examining how the study of the people can tell us more about their ideas. Over 600 entries, including both management professionals and academics, cover the whole evolution of management, from the time of the first managed institutions to the present. All the major schools and trends are represented.
The Dictionary covers all the major fields of activity and includes many subjects who are still highly active in their fields. Every figure represented has made a significant contribution either in thought or in practice. Also included are figures from whom management practitioners and academics have drawn inspiration, including economists, sociologists, historians, psychologists, political scientists and philosophers. The Dictionary is global in approach, including subjects from countries including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Korea, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Czechoslovakia, India and Brazil.
This fascinating volume explores in detail the nature and evolution of this dynamic subject. It includes biographical details for each figure covered, together with analysis of the subject's work, writings ideas and contribution to the history of management. Available for the first time in paperback, this indispensable two-volume encyclopaedia is a must for anyone with an interest in the figures who have shaped the history of management.
Zielgruppe
Students, scholars and professionals.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction
2. Acknowledgements
3. How to use the Dictionary
4. General bibliography
5. List of Contributors
6. Chronological list
Biographical entries A-Z
Index of names
Index of terms
