Management’s Three Eras: A Brief History
Harvard Business Review
JULY 30, 2014
Only glimmers of what was to come showed up in the work of thinkers such as Adam Smith, with his insight that the division of labor would increase productivity. Along with the new means of production, organizations gained scale. By the early 1900’s, the term “management” was in wide use, and Adam Smith’s ideas came into their own.
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