Journal of Management History (Archive): Volume 6 Issue 8

Fayol stands the test of time

Michael J. Fells

Planning, organising, co‐ordinating, commanding and controlling – these are the elements of management according to Henri Fayol. Less known, but no less important, are Fayol’s…

“Progress shadowed by human waste”: the Women’s Bureau films scientific management

Amy Sue Bix

Within the context of America’s Depression, the Women’s Bureau of the US Department of Labor produced a unique film, Behind the Scenes in the Machine Age. The movie emphasized the…

Original documents throw new light on Frederick W. Taylor

Charles D. Wrege

Letter to the Editor

Jack Rabin