The sixth edition of author Daniel Wren's classic text provides acomprehensive understanding of the origin and development of ideasin management. This text traces the evolution of managementthought from its earliest days to the present, by examining thebackgrounds, ideas and influences of its majorcontributors. Every chapter in the sixth editionof The Evolution of Management Thought has been thoroughly reviewedand updated to convey an appreciation of the people and ideasunderlying the development of management theory and practice. The authors intent is to place various theories of management intheir historical context, showing how theyve changed overtime. The text does this in a chronological framework, yeteach part is designed as a separate and self-contained unit ofstudy; substantial cross-referencing provides the opportunity forconnecting earlier to later developments as a central unifyingtheme.weiterlesen