Fifty Key Figures in Management (Electronic book text)

Fifty Key Figures in Management presents the life and ideas of influential people who have helped redefine the way we think about management. The book covers well known and controversial figures from around the world and from the Renaissance onwards, including: Edward Cadbury, Lao Tzu, Mary Parker Follett, Machiavelli, Henry Ford, Matsushita Konosuke, Bill Gates, Cosimo dei Medici, Henry Heinz and Jack Welch. This highly readable and informative guide is essential reading for all those with an interest in the key personalities involved in the devlopment of management as we know it today.