Karen Phelan is sorry if she or her fellow management consultants broke your company. More than that, she has gone back to the decisions she made and advice she gave in her consulting and executive ...

Classical and scientific management theories emphasize efficiency and task specialization through systematic study of workers ...

Peter Drucker is world-renowned for his innovative thinking in the ways of business management. His work turned management theory into a serious discipline among sociologists and he participated in ...

Whether they are motivating employees, making decisions, allocating resources or negotiating deals, managers are vital for business. Managers have been an integral factor for business success since ...

According to The Economist, management theory may be a “compendium of dead ideas” for four reasons. Before analyzing the reasons, it may be useful to understand the two key types of management theory.

Explore Charles Handy’s management theory and how his four workplace cultures shape leadership, motivation and company ...

In "Mintzberg on Management," management theorist Henry Mintzberg expresses surprise at the dearth of research examining the role of managers, despite the fascination Americans seem to have with them.

Many books have been written about management theory. There are books on scientific management, administrative management, bureaucratic management and classical management, to name a few theories.

“Where are the new management theories?” an acute observer of management trends asked me at a gathering of executives, academics, and journalists focused on the future of work. It was a few months ago ...

Forgive me if I’ve brought this online resource up before, but thanks to Businesspundit, I just revisited Value Based Management’s online guide to management theories. Looking at this roundup of ...