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Management’s Three Eras: A Brief History

Harvard Business Review

Townes, and Henry L. Statistical and mathematical insights were imported (often from military uses) forming the basis of the field that would subsequently be known as operations management. Peter Drucker, one of the first management specialists to achieve guru status, was representative of this era.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. It is a must-have for every HR and L&D pros’ library and toolkit. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever, and the one who introduced the term “Knowledge Worker.” Drucker passed away in 2005. By Daniel H.