The Engineering of Organization and Management, first Edition

Livingston, Robert Teviot

Published by McGraw - Hill Book Company, Inc,, New York, 1949

About this Item

247 Pages Indexed. Blue cloth with gold lettering to spine and front cover over maroon paste-on labels.Interior text pages are flawless. Dust jacket is somewhat tattered around the edges with some small chunks missing. Spine is faded and the back flap is over half torn off. Here is a fundamental, practical, and basic treatment of the subject, presenting for the first time a philosophy of modern management approached as a complete theory, rather than as a specific application. The presentation is a combination of horizontal and vertical where the author discusses in detail a function such as decision making, and then presents its point of maximum application. Among the most important contributions are Chapter II-Men and Machines, which stresses the necessity for understanding men; Chapter III-The Theory of Action; and Chapter IV- The Interlinked Cycles of Action, which sets forth the theory that action can be resolved into the five sequential steps of decision, planning, preparation, doing, and reviewing. Each chapter closes with a set of provocative discussion questions. Contents in 14 Chapters: Associations, Men and Machines, The Theory of Action, The Interlinked Cycles of Action, Organization of Industry, Authority and Decision, Top Manaement, Administration, Analysis, Synthesis, Coordination and Command, Management, Leadership, and The Executive.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Engineering of Organization and Management, first Edition
• Publisher: McGraw - Hill Book Company, Inc,, New York
• Publication Date: 1949
• Binding: Hard Back
• Edition: First Edition Stated
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair