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The Evolution of Management Thought is divided into four sections—not planning, organizing, leading, and controlling—but “Early Management Thought,” “The Scientific Management Era,” “The Social Person Era,” and “The Modern Era.” “Early Management Thought” encompasses the book's first six chapters.
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The Evolution of Management Thought Sixth Edition
D A N I E L A. W R E N The University of Oklahoma and
A R T H U R G. B E D E I A N Louisiana State University and A&M College
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Dedication To Leon, Maude, and Karen my links with the past; To Jonathan, Laura, and Lynda; and to another generation, Karen Nicole, Tanner Ray, and Ethan Daniel my links with the future. To Varsenick and Arthur Bedeian for reasons lost to history; To Lynda, Katherine, and TAB for every reason; To Anna-Kennon, Kate McGee, and Laura Gabrielle for making me so very happy.
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Brief Contents
About the Authors xxiii Preface xxv Part I Early Management Thought 1 Chapter 1
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A Prologue to the Past 3 Chapter 2
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Management before Industrialization 13 Chapter 3
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The Industrial Revolution: Problems and Perspective 39 Chapter 4
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Management Pioneers in the Early Factory 61 Chapter 5
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The Industrial Revolution in the United States 77 Chapter 6
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Industrial Growth and Systematic Management 95
Part II The Scientific Management Era 119 Chapter 7
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The Advent of Scientific Management 121 Chapter 8
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Spreading the Gospel of Efficiency 157 Chapter 9
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The Human Factor: Preparing the Way 189
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Chapter 10
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The Emergence of the Management Process and Organization Theory 211 Chapter 11
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Scientific Management in Theory and Practice 235 Chapter 12
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Scientific Management in Retrospect 261
Part III The Social Person Era 281 Chapter 13
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The Hawthorne Studies 283 Chapter 14
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The Search for Organizational Integration 309 Chapter 15
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People and Organizations 333 Chapter 16
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