Management’s Three Eras: A Brief History
Harvard Business Review
JULY 30, 2014
By the early 1900’s, the term “management” was in wide use, and Adam Smith’s ideas came into their own. Gantt – developed theories that emphasized efficiency, lack of variation, consistency of production, and predictability. Peter Drucker, one of the first management specialists to achieve guru status, was representative of this era.
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