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  2. Harrington Emerson - Wikipedia

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    Projects. Emerson Institute, New York Scientific management. Harrington Emerson (August 2, 1853 – September 2, 1931) was an American efficiency engineer and business theorist, [ 1 ] who founded the management consultancy firm Emerson Institute in New York City in 1900. Known for his pioneering contributions to scientific management, [ 2 ][ 3 ...

  3. Fredmund Malik - Wikipedia

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    Fredmund Malik (born September 1, 1944 in Lustenau, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian economist with focus on management science and the founder and chairman of a management consultancy (Malik Management) in St. Gallen. [1][2] Malik applies systems theory and cybernetics to analyse and design management systems. From 1974 to 2004 he was teaching at ...

  4. Scientific management - Wikipedia

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    Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows. Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineering of processes to management. Scientific management is sometimes known as Taylorism after its pioneer ...

  5. Management - Wikipedia

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    Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether they are a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administration respectively.

  6. Engineering management - Wikipedia

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    Engineering management is the application of engineering methods, tools, and techniques to business management systems. Engineering management is a career that brings together the technological problem-solving ability of engineering and the organizational, administrative, legal and planning abilities of management in order to oversee the operational performance of complex engineering-driven ...

  7. Marketing mix - Wikipedia

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    Marketing mix. The marketing mix is the set of controllable elements or variables that a company uses to influence and meet the needs of its target customers in the most effective and efficient way possible. These variables are often grouped into four key components, often referred to as the "Four Ps of Marketing."

  8. Micromanagement - Wikipedia

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    Micromanagement is a management style characterized by behaviors such as an excessive focus on observing and controlling subordinates and an obsession with details. Micromanagement generally has a negative connotation, suggesting a lack of freedom and trust in the workplace, [1][2] and an excessive focus on details [3] at the expense of the ...

  9. Senior management - Wikipedia

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    Senior management. Senior management, executive management, or upper management is an occupation at the highest level of management of an organization, performed by individuals who have the day-to-day tasks of managing the organization, sometimes a company or a corporation.