Great ideas in management lessons from the founders and foundations of managerial practice - Duncan, W. Jack (Walter Jack) (San Francisco, California Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989)
Part 1: Exploring the seeds of modern management thought -- Progress through specialization from making pins to robots -- Searching for efficiency: the gospel of scientific management -- Part 2: Merging the art and science of management -- Science and management: the quest for legitimacy -- Decision making: the heart of executive activity -- What managers really do: rational and nonrational views -- Part 3: Managing purposeful systems -- Setting goals and managing tasks: creating purpose in organizations -- Managerial responsibility: balancing accountability, obligations, and values -- Part 4: Managing the human factor -- Work and motivation: exploring different assumptions about human nature -- Leadership: art, style, or science? -- Part 5: Managing coordination and change -- Authority and influence: exercising managerial rights and abilities -- Organizational design and change: managing when there are no absolutes -- Enduring lessons from classical management literature.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
Keywords: Management -- History