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I'm Sorry I Broke Your Company
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I'm Sorry I Broke Your Company

by Karen Phelan
December 2012
Beginner to intermediate
224 pages
4h 49m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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8Out of the Boxes, Charts, and SpreadsheetsHow to Think Without Consultants

image Management is not a science

Frederick Taylor, the father of scientific management, was among the very first management consultants and perhaps the first true management guru. His 1911 book, The Principles of Scientific Management, was a best seller for several decades, and his ideas influenced the management of many big American corporations. He was famous in his day, giving many lectures, consulting to well-known companies, and providing advice to the government. Perhaps his greatest legacy is that he helped develop the curriculum at the Harvard Business School, where ...

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