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Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. - management, Pulitzer Prize for The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business (1977) Clayton M. Christensen; Alexander Hamilton Church - industrial management (1900s–1910s) C. West Churchman; Stewart Clegg; Ronald Coase - transaction costs, Coase theorem, theory of the firm (1950s) (Nobel Prize in 1991)
Peter Ferdinand Drucker (/ ˈ d r ʌ k ər /; German:; November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory.
Henri Fayol (29 July 1841 – 19 November 1925) was a French mining engineer, mining executive, author and director of mines who developed a general theory of business administration that is often called Fayolism. [2] He and his colleagues developed this theory independently of scientific management but roughly
Follett, at her graduation from Radcliffe. Mary Parker Follett (3 September 1868 – 18 December 1933) was an American management consultant, social worker, philosopher and pioneer in the fields of organizational theory and organizational behavior.
Frederick Irving Herzberg (April 18, 1923 – January 19, 2000 [1]) was an American psychologist who became one of the most influential names in business management. [2] [3] He is most famous for introducing job enrichment and the Motivator-Hygiene theory.
Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer.He was widely known for his methods to improve industrial efficiency. [1] He was one of the first management consultants. [2]
The book was voted the ninth most influential management book of the 20th century in a poll of the Fellows of the Academy of Management. [36] Porter, Michael E. (1985). Competitive Advantage. Free Press. ISBN 9780029250907. Porter, M.E. (ed.) (1986) Competition in Global Industries, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, 1986. [ISBN missing]
Pages in category "American business theorists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 316 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .