Books in the Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series

Hailed as the "uber gurü 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 Routledges acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series.

For more than 70 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. This collection gathers together key material exploring the impact of Juran's ideas.

This 2 volume set concentrates on the husband and wife team, Frank Gilbreth (1868-1924) and Lilian Gilbreth (1878-1972), the figures most closely identified with time and motion studies.

This collection focuses on Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) the initiator of 'scientific management'. His methods have been associated with both massive increases in productivity and an obsession with control.

Henri Fayol was one of the founders of 'classical management'. His work was the first significant attempt to develop principles of top-level management and one of the first to analyse the different activities that make up management.

Taking a humanistic approach to management, Peter F Drucker 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 Drucker's ideas.