text traces the evolution of managementthought from its earliest days to the present, by examining thebackgrounds, ideas and influences of its major contributors.  Every chapter in the sixth edition of The Evolution ofManagement Thought has been thoroughly reviewed and updatedto convey an appreciation of the people and ideas underlying thedevelopment of management theory and practice.  Theauthors’ intent is to place various theories of management intheir historical context, showing how they’ve 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.

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