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1. Tom Peters

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Hailed as the ‘über guru’ by The Economist¸ Tom Peters (b. 1942) is one of the most influential business thinkers of our age. He is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together the best critical assessments...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Rosabeth M. Kanter

   By Michael Wood

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Rosabeth Moss Kanter (b. 1943)—described by The Economist as ‘one of the few women in recent years to have achieved genuine guru status’—introduced the concept of ‘empowerment’ into management thought. She is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
3. Chris Argyris

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Chris Argyris (b. 1923) was one of the key figures in the Human Relations Movement in the 1960s and 1970s; he is widely regarded as the founding father of the learning organization. His work has made substantial contributions to the understanding of organizational behaviour, organizational learning...

   Published April 19th 2009 by Routledge
4. Alfred D. Chandler: Critical Evaluation

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Alfred D. Chandler (1918–2007) was the founder of modern business history. He was a critical early influence on strategic management and is famous for the dictum that ‘structure follows strategy’. This two-volume collection, a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge
5. H. Igor Ansoff Critical Evaluations in Business and Management 2 vol

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   The visionary theories of H. Igor Ansoff (1918–2002) on strategic business management have inspired worldwide acclaim. Called ‘the father of strategic management’ by Henry Mintzberg, he proposed that long-term profitability for a company results only from a commitment to understanding the political...

   Published June 27th 2007 by Routledge
6. Peter F. Drucker

   Edited by Michael C. Wood, John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   A polymath and prolific writer, Peter F. Drucker has published influential books across seven decades. Taking a humanistic approach to management, he emphasises that it is people who create business, which in turn means that they have a crucial role in modern society. This collection gathers...

   Published October 26th 2005 by Routledge
7. Joseph M. Juran

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   For more than seventy years, the teachings and writings of Joseph M. Juran have had a profound impact on the quality of the products we buy and use everyday. His pioneering work in 'quality' is heralded all around the world, and his ideas on total quality management centre upon the role of...

   Published June 8th 2005 by Routledge
8. W.E. Deming

   Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   W. Edwards Deming's name is synonymous with Total Quality Management. His ideas were at first enthusiastically adopted by Japanese businesses. Deming is recognized as putting Japan on the road to leadership in international business and industry and was awarded the Second Order of the Sacred...

   Published December 1st 2004 by Routledge
9. George Elton Mayo

   Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Michael C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   George Elton Mayo (1880-1949) is widely recognized as the progenitor of the human relations movement in management and his work laid the foundations for later management and organizational thinking.Mayo's work highlighted the importance of communication between management and workers and identified...

   Published April 21st 2004 by Routledge
10. Alfred P. Sloan

    Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

    Edited by John C. Wood, Michael C. Wood

    Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

    Alfred P. Sloan is credited with the invention of the modern corporation. At the helm of General Motors from 1923 to 1946, he had a profound influence on management thinking in America and much of the Western world through his unique, ahead-of-its-time, management style.Sloan's leadership and the...

    Published October 15th 2003 by Routledge