| Description |
1 online resource (397 pages) |
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Routledge library editions. Management ; volume 7 |
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Routledge library editions. Management ; volume 7
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION -- Statement of the Problem -- Need for the Study -- Statement of Purpose -- Methodology -- Significance of the Study -- Scope and Limitations -- Order of Presentation -- CHAPTER II. A NOTE ON THE ROLE OF THEORY IN MANAGEMENT -- Introduction -- The Structure of Theory -- Rules of Theory-Building -- Dimensions of Management Theory -- The Levels of Management Theory -- Criteria for the Acceptability of a Theory -- A Brief Note on the Importance of Theory -- Terminological Conflict -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER III. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE -- Introduction -- Initial Efforts -- Succeeding Efforts -- The Nineteen-Forties -- The Nineteen-Fifties -- The Nineteen-Sixties -- Current Conditions -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER IV. THE FUNCTION OF PLANNING -- Introduction -- Interrelationships -- The Principle of the Objective -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Efficiency -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Balance -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Coordination -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- Newer Principles of Planning -- The Principle of Primacy of Planning -- An Analysis of Meaning and a Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Commitment -- An Analysis of Meaning and a Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Flexibility -- An Analysis of Meaning and a Formulation of Definition -- Summary -- CHAPTER V. THE FUNCTIONING OF ORGANIZING -- Introduction |
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Interrelationships -- The Principle of Division of Labor -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- The Scalar Principle -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Parity of Authority and Responsibility -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Span of Management -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- The Principle of Unity of Command -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- Summary -- CHAPTER VI. THE FUNCTION OF CONTROLLING -- Introduction -- The Development of Twentieth-Century Management Control Theory -- Background -- Summary -- The Exception Principle -- Background -- Principles of Management" Textbooks -- An Analysis of Meaning -- Formulation of Definition -- CHAPTER VII. SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION -- Summary -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- ABSTRACT -- APPENDICES -- Appendix I -- Selected Bibliography of Management Dictionaries and Glossaries -- Appendix II -- Selected Bibliography of General Business Dictionaries and Glossaries -- Appendix Ill -- Glossary -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 14, 2018) |
| Subject |
Management -- Terminology -- History -- 20th century
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Management -- History -- 20th century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Management
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351127929 |
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1351127926 |
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9781351127936 |
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1351127934 |
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9781351127912 |
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1351127918 |
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9781351127943 |
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1351127942 |
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