The Rise and Fall of Management: A Brief History of Practice, Theory and Context
Gordon Pearson
Gower Publishing Limited, Farnham Burlington, Surrey, GU9 7PT
ISBN: 978-0-566-08976-3 (hbk) 978-0-566-08977-0 (ebk)
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Endorsements:
Simon Caulkin, former Management Editor of The Observer:
‘Gordon Pearson’s new book fills an important gap. In the course of a careful and absorbing institutional history, he demolishes [...]

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