Management Innovators

Daniel A. Wren is David Ross Boyd Professor of Management at the University of Oklahoma and the Curator of the Harry W. Bass Business History Collection. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Ronald G. Greenwood, now deceased, was a widely published author on management and business history.

"An eminently readable portrait of thirty-one of the business world's most influential figures over the past 200 years. Useful both for quick reference and as a definitive introduction to understanding historical, social, and economic trends. Wren and Greenwood's impressive range and grasp of the management process are manifest in the simplicity of their style and in the organization of the book."--Arthur G. Bedeian, Department of Management, Louisiana StateUniversity"Outstanding research on this nation's most influential business leaders."--Alfred A. Bolton, Archivist, Management History, Academy of Management"Practicing managers and management historians alike will find a wealth of useful information in these stories that are jam-packed with good advice and practical lessons. Wren and Greenwood show clearly that history lives!"--Richard Hodgetts, Division of Management, Florida International University"By presenting in-depth profiles of inventors, financiers, entrepreneurs, organizers, and management experts, the authors provide a clear, informative look at the history of management. Further, the organization of the book conveys a progression from the history of management to the development of management thought. As a student and teacher of both areas, I found Management Innovators to be informative and inspirational."--Paul Lawrence Wilkens,Professor of Management, Florida State University"A tour-de-force of management thinking from (literally) Eli Whitney to Peter Drucker. What emerges is a clear mandate for the power of thought and the power of revolution. Stimulating."--Business Reader Review