Explore Charles Handy’s management theory and how his four workplace cultures shape leadership, motivation and company ...

Learn how Henri Fayol’s management theory shaped administrative principles still used by modern businesses. Explore all 14 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting down to business with two journalists at The Economist, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. Maybe you've never paid much attention to the ideas spouted in those bestselling business ...

The relationship between business owners and business management gets complicated when they're not the same people. One approach to understanding it is agency theory: Managers are agents for the ...

Sixty years ago, social psychologist Douglas McGregor developed two different theories — Theory X and Theory Y — about how managers perceive employees. Theory X managers are authoritarian. They ...

As a small business owner, it's vital to establish a work culture in which your employees feel valued and acknowledged. The traditional authoritarian approach to leadership no longer yields the kind ...