A popular saying holds that "the difference between theory and practice is that in theory there is no difference." This witticism is especially relevant to management theory because many managers ...

Max Weber, a German sociologist, argued that bureaucracy was the most efficient model for private businesses and public offices. His theories influenced generations of business leaders and politicians ...

Spaces to support a variety of activities. In 1960, social scientist and MIT professor Douglas McGregor introduced the concept of Theory X and Theory Y management. Today, this concept can help ...

The awareness of our mortality, TMT suggests, terrifies us, and forces us to adapt to it in some way. Some individuals avoid thinking about it at all, while others devote their energy to leaving a ...

Businesses using the leader-follower management style in the workplace feature a central personality or corporate officer. This officer models the leadership traits the organization selects as ...

Husband and wife Frank and Lillian Gilbreth pioneered scientific management principles that revolutionized how we think about workplace efficiency and human performance. Rather than accepting ...

Henry Mintzberg, Cleghorn Porfessor of Management Studies at McGill University advocates for the end of lofty leadership. Henry Mintzberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at the Desautels ...

Ciprian Manolescu, Professor of Mathematics at UCLA, presented the Myhill Lecture Series 2014-15. This 3-part lecture series was held in April 2015, and included a reception in honor of Professor ...