Praise for The Management Century
''Stuart Crainer's book is the most thoughtful, complete, and wonderful summary of the prevailing currents of 20th century management thouht and practice. It is not only a rearview-mirror look but also portends where the next century may well take us. I await the new millennium with   much more certainty than I did before reading this book.''

Warren Bennis, distinguished professor of business administration, University of Southern California; author, On Becoming a Leader, co-author, Organizing Genius

One Hundred Years of Intrigue, Innovation, and Progress
It's been with us since the dawn of civilization. But only in the past one hundred years has management been recognized, and formalized, as a profession. Now, in The Management Century, business journalist Stuary Crainer offers a fascinating, lively tour of management's golden age in a book filled with historic characters any novelist would envy. From Henry Ford to W. Edwards Deming, the innovators Crainer visits here are as intriguing as the ideas they championed. It's a work that breathes real life into a chronology that's embedded with valuable insights for every student of management theory and practice.

1. 1900-1910: Stopwatch Science
2. 1911-1920: Modern Times
3. 1921-1930: Discovering the Organization
4. 1931-1940: Discovering People
5. 1941-1950: Lessons in War
6. 1951-1960: Living the Dream
7. 1961-1970: Understanding Strategy
8. 1971-1980: Organized Paralysis
9. 1981-1990: An Excellent Adventure
10. 1991-2000: The New Balance of Power
11. The State of Management