List of business theorists
This is an annotated list of important business theorists. It is in alphebetical order based on last name. To facilitate reading, only names are hyperlinked.Business theorists:
- D. Aaker - marketing strategy (1980s)
- Derek Abell - strategic windows (1980s)
- Kenneth Andrews - corporate values (1990s)
- Chris Argyris - SWOT analysis (1970s, 1980s)
- Charles Babbage - early scientific approach (1830s)
- Chester Barnard - executive leadership (1920s, 1930s)
- Jay Barney - resource based strategies (1980s, 1990s)
- P. Blackett - operations research (1930s, 1940s)
- Matthew Boulton - work methods (1800s)
- R. Buzzell - PIMS study on market share (1970s, 1980s)
- Robert Camp - benchmarking (1980s)
- Alexander Church - functional management (1910s)
- Ronald Coase - transaction cost analysis, industrial and organizational economics (1950s) [Nobel Price in 1991]
- James Collins - vision, mission, objectives and BHAG (1990s)
- Philip Crosby - quality control (1980s)
- George Day - marketing (1970s)
- Francisco DiMarco - cost accounting (1390s)
- Harold Deming - quality control (1970s)
- Keith Denton - continuous improvement (1990s)
- H. Dodge - statistical quality control procedures (1920s)
- Peter Drucker - management theory, MBO (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s)
- J. Duncan - the first college textbook in management (1911)
- A. Erlang - waiting-line theory (1910s)
- Henri Fayol - the inter-relationships of the various parts of management (1910s)
- Ronald Fisher - statistical management (1920s)
- Mary Follett - group problem solving (1930s)
- T. Fry - statistical queuing theory (1920s)
- B. Gale - PIMS study on market share (1970s, 1980s)
- Henry Gantt - gantt charts (1900s)
- P. Ghemawat - experience curve (1980s)
- James Gilbert - profit pools (1990s)
- Frank Gilbreth - time and motion study ((1900s)
- Gary Hamel - core competencies, strategy as revolution (1990s)
- Michael Hammer - reengineering (1990s)
- F. Harris - economic lot size model (1910s)
- Frederick Hertzberg - motivation theory
- Frederick Hallsey - wage and compensation plans (1890s)
- Robert Kaplan - balanced scorecard (1990s)
- Phillip Kotler - marketing management, marketing warfare (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)
- John Kotter - leadership (1980s, 1990s)
- Peter Lawrence - the Peter Principle (1970s)
- E. Learned - SWOT analysis (1970s, 1980s)
- W Leffingwell - office management (1910s)
- Theodore Levitt - marketing (1960s, 1970s)
- John Lintner - finance (1970s)
- Mahajan - strategic models (1970s, 1980s)
- Constantinos Markides - strategy dynamics (1980s)
- Henry Markowitz - portfolio diversification (1960s, 1970s)
- Elton Mayo - the sociology of business interactions (1920s)
- Daniel McCallum - organizational charts (1850s)
- Regis McKenna - real-time management (1990s)
- Henry Metcalfe - the science of administration (1880s)
- Merton Miller - corporate finance (1970s)
- Henry Mintzberg - organizational behaviour
- Franco Modigliani - corporate finance (1970s)
- James Moncrieff - strategy dynamics (1990s)
- Hugo Musterberg - the psychology of work (1910s)
- Kenichi Ohmae - strategic thought processes (1970s, 1980s)
- David Ogilvy - advertising (1960s, 1970s)
- Robert Owen - mutually beneficial personnel practices (1810s)
- L. Paccioli - double entry bookkeeping (1340s)
- Jeffrey Pfeffer - organizational development (1980s)
- Henry Poor - the principles of organization (1850s)
- Michael Porter - strategic management, value chain, generic strategies, 5 forces (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)
- Tom Peters - Excellence theories (1970s, 1980s)
- C. Prahalad - core competency (1980s)
- Frederick Reichheld - the loyalty effect (1990s)
- Al Reis - positioning theory (1980s)
- Don Schultz - integrated promotional strategy (1990s)
- Walter Scott - the psychology of personel management (1920s)
- Patricia Seybold - e-marketing, e-commerce (1990s)
- Oliver Sheldon - the philosophy of business (1920s)
- J. Sheth - business strategy (1990s)
- Adrian Slywotzky - value migration (1990s)
- Adam Smith - microeconomic foundations of business, specialization of labour (1770s)
- the Soranzo brothers - journals and ledgers (1410s)
- Frederick Winslow Taylor - Scientific Management (1900s)
- Ordwat Tead - the psychology of industry (1910s)
- Henry Towne - the science of management (1890s)
- Jack Trout - positioning theory (1980s)
- Richard Waterman - Excellence theories (1970s, 1980s)
- James Watt - standard operating procedures, cost control (1810s)
- Joseph Wharton - first college course in business management (1881)
- Eli Whitney - interchangable parts, cost accounting (1810s,1820s)
- Oliver Williamson - transaction cost analysis (1970s)
- Yoram Wind - strategic behavioural models (1970s, 1980s)
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