Management Gurus Ideas and Insights

Publisher :                                                                         Edition : 2004

National Publishing House                                           Pages : 587

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The book collates the thoughts of mighty management minds of America and Europe. It is a critical commentary on the works of the pioneers of management thought. It synthesizes into a coherent volume the discrete contributions made by as many as fifty-one management thinkers. It includes management thinkers who gained prominence in the first half of the 20th century: Frederick W. Taylor, Henri Fayol, Lyndall F. Urwick, Max Weber, Mary Parker Follett, Oliver Sheldon, George Elton Mayo, Chester I. Barnard, Kurt Lewin, James Burnham, to mention but a few. A distinguishing feature of the book is that it lays special emphasis on contributions of modern management thinkers: Harold J. Leavitt, Abraham H. Maslow, Frederick I. Herzberg, Douglas M. McGregor, David C. McClelland, Victor H. Vroom, Eric Berne, Rensis Likert, Fred E. Fiedler, Herbert A. Simon, James G. March, Richard M. Cyert, Arnold S. Tannenbaum, Robert Tannenbaum, Warren G. Bennis, Peter F. Drucker, Chris Argyris, Robert R. Blake, Jane S. Mouton, Derek S. Pugh, Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., William G. Ouchi, David Silverman, and a few others.

Noted contemporary management thinkers— Henry Mintzberg, Michael E. Porter, Gary Hamel and Charles Handy, who have broken the mold of conventional management wisdom, have also been included. The wit and wisdom of Tom Peters can also be found in the book.

This book also encompasses the life sketches of management thinkers. It assays cross-fertilization of management thoughts. A legion of references can be found in the book, making it more comprehensive and useful for teachers and scholars of management, as also for enlightened management practitioners.