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Foundations
03 editions
01
Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the
Volume 1
Adam Smith
1910
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 1
Adam Smith · 1910
02
Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the
Volume 2
Adam Smith
1910
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2
Adam Smith · 1910
03
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
Charles Babbage
1832
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
Charles Babbage · 1832
Work & efficiency
08 editions
04
Shop Management
Frederick Winslow Taylor
1911
Shop Management
Frederick Winslow Taylor · 1911
05
The Principles of Scientific Management
Frederick Winslow Taylor
1911
The Principles of Scientific Management
Frederick Winslow Taylor · 1911
06
Motion Study
Frank B. Gilbreth
1921
Motion Study
Frank B. Gilbreth · 1921
07
The Twelve Principles of Efficiency
Harrington Emerson
1912
The Twelve Principles of Efficiency
Harrington Emerson · 1912
08
Work, Wages, and Profits
Henry L. Gantt
1913
Work, Wages, and Profits
Henry L. Gantt · 1913
09
Industrial Leadership
Henry L. Gantt
1916
Industrial Leadership
Henry L. Gantt · 1916
10
Organizing for Work
Henry L. Gantt
1919
Organizing for Work
Henry L. Gantt · 1919
11
Organizing for Work
2026 Centennial Edition
Henry L. Gantt
2026 adaptation
Organizing for Work
Henry L. Gantt · 2026 adaptation
Organization & society
05 editions
12
Administration industrielle et générale
Henri Fayol
1917
fr
Administration industrielle et générale
Henri Fayol · 1917
13
Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft
Max Weber
1922
de
Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft
Max Weber · 1922
14
Creative Experience
Mary Parker Follett
1924
Creative Experience
Mary Parker Follett · 1924
15
Scientific Management and Labor
Robert F. Hoxie
1915
Scientific Management and Labor
Robert F. Hoxie · 1915
16
The Philosophy of Management
Oliver Sheldon
1923
The Philosophy of Management
Oliver Sheldon · 1923
