The great organizers.

Author
Dale, Ernest, 1917-1996 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, McGraw-Hill, 1960.
Description
277 pages illustrations 22 cm

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    Collection of 4 case studies in business organization in the USA - comprises an examination of organisational methodology of leading administrators of the du pont organisation, the general motors corporation, the national steel corporation and the westinghouse electric corporation, includes a chapter on the theoretics of organisation, and covers administrative aspects of the 4 bodies, operational research, centralization, decentralization, aspects of management, etc.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Preface
    • Some foundations of organization theory
    • Du Pont: pioneer in systematic organization and management
    • Contributions to organization and administration by Alfred P. Sloan Jr. and GM
    • Ernest Tener Weir: iconoclast of management
    • Centralization versus decentralization: the reorganization of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1935-1939
    • To whom is management accountable?
    LCCN
    60008827
    OCLC
    230004
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