Husband and wife, Frank Gilbreth (1868-1924) and Lilian Gilbreth (1878-1972), are the figures most closely identified with time and motion studies. Pushing F.W. Taylor's ideas to the limit, they sought ways to determine 'the one best way to do work'. Their lasting influence is evident in the fact that the process charts and other techniques they devised remain essentially unchanged in modern systems analysis. Along with this, they were also interested in the human aspect of work, emphasizing the need for training and worker involvement.
The collection makes available, in one place, some of the most significant writings gathered from a variety of sources. The works are invaluable, not only for reference purposes, but as contributions to the history of management thought as well as the analysis of contemporary theory and the study of strategic management.

These eight volumes provide immediate access to the intellectual processes of the greatest and the most influential economist of the twentieth century.

Adam Smith:Second Series completes the project of the earlier assessments by making available the many significant articles which have appeared subsequently. Providing immediate access to one of the world's greatest economics theorists.

Karl Marx has a unique position in the development of economic and social thought; no-one else has been subject to so much, and to such contradictory, interpretive behaviour. The publication of "Karl Marx's Economics: Critical Assessments" in 1987 brought together the range of critical material on Marx. It established a benchmark for Marx studies, and aims to serve as a resource for scholars. "Karl Marx's Economics: New Critical Assessments" completes the project of the earlier assessments by making available more than 100 additional titles. Primarily these are articles which have appeared since the earlier volumes were published, or which appeared as the earlier volumes were being compiled, and interest in Marx has raged throughout this period. Subjects addressed include traditional controversies in Marxian economics such as Marx's view on the tendency of the rate of profit to fall and the transformation problem, and newer controversies, for example, those relating to the re-interpretations of Marx by Piero Sraffa and by John Roemer.

Hailed as the ber guru by "The Economist" Tom Peters (b. 1942) is one of the most influential business thinkers of our age. He is the subject of this new collection from Routledge s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together the best critical assessments of his work. The collection is supplemented with the editors expert introduction which places the gathered materials in their historical and intellectual context.

A polymath and prolific writer, Peter F. Drucker has published influential books across seven decades. Taking a humanistic approach to management, he emphasises that it is people who create business, which in turn means that they have a crucial role in modern society.

This collection gathers together key material to enable students and researchers to explore the impact of Druckera (TM)s ideas. Also included is a new introduction by the editors and an annotated bibliography to create a unique and indispensable resource for both student and scholar alike.

For more than seventy years, the teachings and writings of Joseph M. Juran have had a profound impact on the quality of the products we buy and use everyday.

His pioneering work in 'quality' is heralded all around the world, and his ideas on total quality management centre upon the role of employees, their involvement and empowerment.

This collection gathers together key material to enable students and researchers to explore the impact of Juran's ideas. The set includes a new introduction and an extensive annotated bibliography, making this an invaluable research resource for student and scholar alike.

Other titles in the series include W. E. Deming, (0-415-32386-X) 2004, 2 volumes and George Elton Mayo, (0-415-32390-8), 2 volumes. Forthcoming titles include Peter F. Drucker, (0-415-32566-8) 2005, 4 volumes and H. Igor Ansoff, (0-415-32557-9) 2006, 2 volumes.

Although Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) is remembered primarily for "Say's Law", one of the cornerstones of classical economics, he was also an early proponent of the utility theory of value, and was therefore very much at odds with his classical contemporaries, to whom labour was the source of value. Say's best-known work, his "Traite d'economie politique" was intended as a shorter and more systematic presentation of economics than Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations". The success of this book (printed in 5 editions) made Say the best-known expositor of Smith in Europe and America, and he became France's first professor of political economy. Much controversy has surrounded the question of Say's originality in developing the principle (that supply creates its own demand - the doctrine ultimately named "Say's Law"). Claims have been made for James Mill as the real author of "Say's Law", but Mill was only the first of many to reformulate and elaborate what Say had done. Say never resolved his differences with Ricardo as to whether value was based on labour or utility, but in correspondence with Sismondi and Malthus he came ultimately to reconcile "Say's Law" with their theories of aggrega

This collection presents a detailed overview of Pareto's vast intellectual legacy and considers both theoretical and applied contributions.
The articles are thematically arranged and the themes most closely linked are included in single volumes. This arrangement allows historians of economic thought to readily discern Pareto's specific contributions without losing sight of the fact that each element of his work is a component of a broad, system-wide social framework. The set contains important material for historians of economic thought, also historians of sociological ideas and methodology.
* Volume One covers Pareto and the Scope of this Work
* Volume Two covers Economic Theory
* Volume Three covers Political Economy
* Volume Four covers Pareto's Law and other specialised topics

John Maynard Keynes is universally acknowledged as both the greatest and most influential economist of the twentieth century. This second set of assessments sets a new benchmark in Keynes scholarship by making available 150 more of the most significant journal articles on Keynes and his economics, from contributors such as the distinguished economists Paul Samuelson, James Tobin, and J. K. Galbraith.

This book brings together experts in the field to explain the ideas involved in the application of the theory of integrable systems to finding harmonic maps and related geometric objects. It had its genesis in a conference with the same title organised by the editors and held at Leeds in May 1992. However, it is not a conference proceedings, but rather a sequence of invited expositions by experts in the field which, we hope, together form a coherent account of the theory. The editors have added cross-references between articles and have written introductory articles in an effort to make the book self-contained. There are articles giving the points of view of both geometry and mathematical physics. Leeds, England A. P. Fordy October 1993 J. e. Wood Authors' addresses J. Bolton, Dept. of Math. Sciences, Univ. of Durham, South Road, Durham, DHI 3LE, UK A. I. Bobenko, FB Math., Tecbnische Univ., Strasse des 17. Juni. 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany M. Bordemann, Falc. fUr Physik, Albert-Ludwigs'Univ., H. -Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany F. E. Burstall, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA 7 7 AY, UK A. P. Fordy, School of Mathematics, Univ. of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK M. Forger, Falc. fUr Physik, Albert-Ludwigs Univ., H. -Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany M. A. Guest, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA P. Z. Kobalc, Math. Institute, Univ. of Oxford, 24-29 St.

Over The Past Fifty Years, From A Declining Thoroughfare That Was Fast Losing Its Links With The Past And Heading Towards An Indeterminate Future, Fifth Avenue Has Changed Into The Street Of Distinction That It Is Today. The City's Population Was Less Than Five Million Persons When The Fifth Avenue Association Was Organized In 1907 By A Small, Civic-Minded Group, Who Feared That Demoralizing Changes Were Setting In. Skyscrapers Were Unknown Except For The Flatiron Building Which Had Stood At Twenty-Third Street Since 1902. Houses And Billboards Were Plastered With Signs. Traffic And Street Cleaning Problems Were Acute, And Vagrants Were Taking Over The Sidewalks. Factory Conditions Had Been Set Up Along Lower Fifth Avenue. A Street, Noble In Its Original Conception, Stretching Smoothly Northward For Miles, And Dividing The Island Of Manhattan In Two, Was Going Into Eclipse. The Metamorphosis In The Last Half Century Has Been A Striking Civic Development.

This is a research monograph, providing the first account in book form of the theory of harmonic morphisms between Riemannian manifolds, an area of Differential Geometry which has connections with Harmonic Maps and Brownian Motion.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter (b. 1943) described by The Economist as one of the few women in recent years to have achieved genuine guru status introduced the concept of empowerment into management thought. She is the subject of this new collection from Routledge 's acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together in two volumes the best critical assessments of her work. The collection is supplemented with the editors expert introduction which places the gathered materials in their historical and intellectual context.

Chris Argyris (b. 1923) was one of the key figures in the Human Relations Movement in the 1960s and 1970s; he is widely regarded as the founding father of the learning organization. His work has made substantial contributions to the understanding of organizational behaviour, organizational learning, and action research, and has deepened significantly our comprehension of experiential learning. Supplemented with the editors' introduction, which places the gathered work in its historical and intellectual context, this new collection from Routledge brings together in one volume all the best and most influential critical writing on Argyris.

Contents:
The Founders of GM
1. J.B. Rae The fabulous Billy Durant, Business History Review, 32, 3: 255-271 [1958]
2. R. Marchand The corporation nobody knew: Bruce Barton, Alfred Sloan, and the founding of the General Motors 'family.', Business History Review, 65, 4: 825-875 [1991]
3. D. Seligman Prior restraint: how two mighty corporations tried to stifle a masterpiece, Forbes, 162: 74-82 [1998]
1920s Reorganization at GM
4. D. Brown Pricing policy in relation to financial control, Management and Administration, 283-286 [1924]
5. T. B. Fordham and E. H. Tingley The compilation of a budget - control through organization and budget -article 2, Management and Administration, 7, 1-3: 57-62, 205-208, 291-294 [1924]
6. C. S. Mott Organizing a great industrial, Management and Administration, 7: 523-527 [1924]
7. A. H. Swayne Mobilization of cash reserves, Management and Administration, 7: 21-23 [1924]
8. E. C. Wennerlund Quality control of inventories - physical regulation contrasted with mere financial information, Management and Administration, 7: 677-682 [1924]
9. H. C. Carlson Organizational research and organizational-change - General Motors approach, Personnel, 54, 4: 11-22 [1977]
10. R. F. Freeland The struggle for control of the modern corporation: organizational change at General Motors, 1924-1958, Management and Administration, 25, 1: 32-37 [1996]
11. J. Merron Putting foreign consumers on the map: J. Walter Thompson's struggle with General Motors' international advertising account in the 1920s, Management and Administration, 73, 3: 465-503 [1999]
12. M. Schwartz Markets, networks, and the rise of Chrysler in old Detroit, 1920-1940, Management and Administration, 1, 1: 63-99 [2000]
Fisher Body
13. R. Casadesus-Masanell and D. F. Spulber The fable of Fisher Body, Journal of Law and Economics, 43, 1: 67-104 [2000]
14. B. Kliein Fisher-General Motors and the nature of the firm, Journal of Law and Economics, 43, 1: 105-141 [2000]
Management of GM- Assessment
15. A. D. J. Chandler Management decentralization: an historical analysis, Business History Review, 30: 111-174 [1956]
16. E. Dale Contributions to administration by Alfred P. Sloan, Administrative Science Quarterly, 1: 30-62 [1956]
17. A. D. J. Chandler Organizational innovation -- a comparative analysis, in Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the Industrial Enterprise, Cambridge Mass.: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press.283-323 [1962]
18. E. Dale and C. Meloy Recognition of the corporate executive as management pioneer - Contributions of Barksdale, Hm to systematic management in Dupont and General Motors, Conference Board Record, 13, 6: 43-49 [1976]
19. H. T. Johnson Management accounting in an early multi-divisional organization - General-Motors in the 1920s, Business History Review, 52, 4: 490-517 [1978]
20. O. Williamson Modern corporation: origins, evolution, attributes, Journal of Economic Literature, 19: 1539-1544 [1981]
21. A. J. Kuhn Introduction: 'Steermanship' in action, in GM Passes Ford, 1918-1938: Designing the General Motors performance-Control System, University Park, Penn.: The Pennsylvania State University Press.pp. 3-12 [1986a]
22. A. J. Kuhn Contrasting the General Motors - Ford Motor policies via the System-Design-for-Performance-Control Model in GM Passes Ford, 1918-1938: Designing the General Motors performance-Control System, University Park, Penn.: The Pennsylvania State University Press.pp.13-29 [1986b]
23. R. Marchand The inward thrust of institutional advertising: General Electric and General Motors in the 1920s, in W.J. Hausman (ed.) Business and Economic History: Papers Presented at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Business History Conference, March 31-April 2, 1989, Boston, Massachusetts., (vol. 18), Williamsburg, Va.: College of William and Mary, Department of Economics Business History Conference.pp. 188-196 [1989]
24. A. P. O'Brien How to succeed in business: lessons from the struggle between Ford and General Motors during the 1920s and 1930s, in W.J. Hausman (ed.) Business and Economic History: Papers Presented at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Business History Conference, March 31-April 2, 1989, Boston, Massachusetts., (vol. 18),Williamsburg, Va.: College of William and Mary, Department of Economics Business History Conference. pp. 79-87 [1989]
25. J. Flint Alfred Sloan spoken here, Forbes, 48, 11: 96-97 [1991]
26. S. Helper Strategy and irreversibility in supplier relations: the case of the U.S. automobile industry', Business History Review, 65, 4: 781-824 [1991]
27. A. K. Kashyap and D. W. Wilcox Production and inventory control at the General-Motors- Corporation during the 1920s and 1930s, American Economic Review, 83, 3: 383-401 [1993]
28. P. F. Drucker The theory of the business, Harvard Business Review, Sept-Oct: 95-104 [1994]
29. R. J. Murnane and F. Levy What General Motors can teach US schools about the proper role of markets in education reform, Phi Delta Kappan, 78, 2: 108-114 [1996]
30. S. W. Norton Information and competitive advantage: The rise of General Motors, Journal of Law and Economics, 40, 1: 245-260 [1997]
31. A. P. O'Brien The importance of adjusting production to sales in the early automobile industry, Explorations in Economic History, 34, 2: 195-219 [1997]
32. P.F. Drucker Management's new paradigms, Forbes, Oct. 5: 152-177 [1998]
33. C. A. Medeiros High wage economy, Sloanism and Fordism: the American experience during the Golden Age, Contributions to Political Economy, 19: 33-52 [2000]
Employee Relations
34. G. D. Blackwood The sit-down strike in the thirties', South Atlantic Quarterly, 55, 4: 438-448 [1956]
35. J. Barnard Rebirth of the United Automobile Workers - the General-Motors tool and diemakers strike of 1939, Labor History, 27, 2: 165-187 [1986]
36. A. Raucher Employee relations at General-Motors - the My-Job-Contest, 1947, Labor History, 28, 2: 221-232 [1987]
37. D. Reynolds Engines of struggle - technology, skill, and unionization at General-Motors, 1930-1940, Michigan Historical Review, 15, 1: 69-92 [1989]
GM Today
38. C. Child Smith battles Sloan's legacy, Automotive News, 5706: 25 [1997]
39. E. W. Johnson General-Motors-Corporation, its constituencies and the public- interest, Journal of Business Ethics, 5, 3: 173-176 [1986]
GM and Public Transport
40. Bradford C. Snell General Motors and the Nazis, Ramparts, 12, 11: 14-16 [1974]
41. T. P. O'Hanlon General-Motors, Nazis, and the demise of urban rail transit, Government Publications Review, 11, 3: 211-232 [1984]
42. C. Slater General motors and the demise of streetcars, Transportation Quarterly, 51, 3: 45-66 [1997]
43. B. Cudahy General motors and mass transit ... Again, Transportation Quarterly, 52, 1: 24-26 [1998]

Henry Mintzberg (b. 1939) is one of the world 's leading thinkers in management and strategic planning. New from Routledge 's Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series, this new four-volume collection brings together the best and most influential critical writing on Mintzberg and his work. The set is supplemented with the editors expert introduction, which places the gathered work in its historical and intellectual context.

John P. Kotter (b. 1947), a leading authority on business leadership and change, is the subject of this new collection from Routledge's acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together in two volumes the best critical evaluations of his work. The collection is supplemented with the editors' expert introduction which places the gathered scholarship in its historical and intellectual context.

Alfred D. Chandler (1918-2007) was the founder of modern business history. He was a critical early influence on strategic management and is famous for the dictum that 'structure follows strategy'. This two-volume collection, a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Evaluations in Business and Management, gathers together the key journal articles and other vital research on Chandler to enable students and scholars to explore fully the impact of his ideas. Together with an extensive annotated bibliography and a full index, the collection has a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editors, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context. It is an essential work of reference and will be valued by scholars and students of business and management as a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.

Sir John Hicks is one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. Awarded the Nobel Prize for economics in 1972, he has made contributions across a wide range of economic theory, writing some twenty books. Arguably the most important of these, Value and Capital, is seen as the roots of modern microeconomics and general equilibrium theory. Hicks possessed an unusual ability to synthesize the ideas of other economists - something that is evident in his invention of the 'IS-LM' diagram to expound Keynes' General Theory, and is perhaps what he is best known to present day economists for. This two volume set is the second collection on Hicks in this series and includes new assessments of his contributions, covering the last fifteen years. With a new introduction by the editor, this comprehensive and scholarly collection provides students and scholars immediate access to Sir John Hicks' contributions.