Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-291) and index.
"The term management is commonly used in three ways: as a process or activity; as a structure in any organization; and as a group or class of people carrying out certain roles in an organization. This book is the first detailed account of the evolution of management in all three senses. The focus is mainly on the UK, but throughout the broader question of why corporate management structures developed so impressively in the USA, Germany, and Japan, while arguably little progress was made in this regards in the UK, is present."--Jacket.
Management-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.
Management-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.
Gestion-- Grande-Bretagne-- Histoire-- 19e siècle.
Gestion-- Grande-Bretagne-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.