First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 5, 2012

The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)

Taylorism 75

Taylorism Taylor Books Review 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 3, 2012

The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)

Taylorism 75

Taylorism Taylor Books Review 75

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Others – such as Frederick Winslow Taylor, Frank and Lillian Galbreth, Herbert R. Peter Drucker, one of the first management specialists to achieve guru status, was representative of this era. This was the rise of what Drucker famously dubbed “knowledge work.” Douglas McGregor’s “Theory Y” is representative of the genre.

Six Sigma 8

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