Taylorism Transformed: Scientific Management Theory Since 1945

by Stephen P. Waring

Book Overview

This intellectual history interprets recent American business management ideas as political theory, describing their underlying assumptions about power and value. According to Stephen Waring, most business management theory descends from either Frederick Taylor's 'bureaucratic' theory of scientific management or Elton Mayo's 'corporatist' idea of human relations. Waring discusses the subsequent evolution of several management theories and techniques,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807844691
• ISBN13: 9780807844694
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.6"