Classics of modern management theory - Owen, Robert, 1771-1858. (London : Routledge/Thoemmes, 1993)
An address to the superintendants of manufactories (1813) / by Robert Owen -- Observations on the effect of the manufacturing system (1818) / by Robert Owen -- The science of administration (1885) / by Henry Metcalfe -- The engineer as an economist (1886) / by Henry R. Towne -- Introduction, The manager, and The works manager, from the Commercial organisation of factories (1896) / by J. Slater Lewis -- The organization of administration ; and, Organization as affected by purpose and conditions (1910) / by Russell Robb -- Industrial leadership ; and Training workmen (1915) / by Henry Laurence Gannt --How must business management develop in order to possess the essentials of a profession? ; How must business management develop in order to become a profession? ; and, The meaning of responsibility in business management, from Business management as a profession (1927) / by Mary Parker Follett. -- General principles of management (1949) / by Henry Fayol.
Extracts from various publications, originally published 1813-1949.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Management -- History -- Sources