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1. Tom Peters

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Hailed as the ‘über guru’ by The Economist¸ Tom Peters (b. 1942) is one of the most influential business thinkers of our age. He is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together the best critical assessments...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Rosabeth M. Kanter

   By Michael Wood

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Rosabeth Moss Kanter (b. 1943)—described by The Economist as ‘one of the few women in recent years to have achieved genuine guru status’—introduced the concept of ‘empowerment’ into management thought. She is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
3. Henry Mintzberg

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Henry Mintzberg (b. 1939) is one of the world’s leading thinkers in management and strategic planning. New from Routledge’s Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series, this new four-volume collection brings together the best and most influential critical writing on Mintzberg and his...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
4. John P. Kotter

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   John P. Kotter (b. 1947), a leading authority on business leadership and change, is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together in two volumes the best critical evaluations of his work. The collection is...

   Published December 13th 2010 by Routledge
5. Chris Argyris

   Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Chris Argyris (b. 1923) was one of the key figures in the Human Relations Movement in the 1960s and 1970s; he is widely regarded as the founding father of the learning organization. His work has made substantial contributions to the understanding of organizational behaviour, organizational learning...

   Published April 19th 2009 by Routledge
6. Alfred D. Chandler: Critical Evaluation

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   Alfred D. Chandler (1918–2007) was the founder of modern business history. He was a critical early influence on strategic management and is famous for the dictum that ‘structure follows strategy’. This two-volume collection, a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Evaluations in...

   Published December 23rd 2007 by Routledge
7. H. Igor Ansoff Critical Evaluations in Business and Management 2 vol

   Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

   Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

   The visionary theories of H. Igor Ansoff (1918–2002) on strategic business management have inspired worldwide acclaim. Called ‘the father of strategic management’ by Henry Mintzberg, he proposed that long-term profitability for a company results only from a commitment to understanding the political...

   Published June 27th 2007 by Routledge
8. Amartya Sen

   Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists

   Edited by John C. Wood, Robert D. Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists

   This new Major Work from Routledge is a five-volume collection of the key critical assessments of Amartya Sen (b. 1933), probably best known for his work on famine, human development and welfare economics. Sen is one of the few modern academics who has commanded much respect and recognition from...

   Published December 20th 2006 by Routledge
9. Sir John Hicks

   Edited by John C. Wood

   Series: Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists, 2nd Series

   Sir John Hicks is one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. Awarded the Nobel Prize for economics in 1972, he has made contributions across a wide range of economic theory, writing some twenty books. Arguably the most important of these, Value and Capital, is...

   Published May 22nd 2006 by Routledge
10. Peter F. Drucker

    Edited by Michael C. Wood, John C. Wood

    Series: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

    A polymath and prolific writer, Peter F. Drucker has published influential books across seven decades. Taking a humanistic approach to management, he emphasises that it is people who create business, which in turn means that they have a crucial role in modern society. This collection gathers...

    Published October 26th 2005 by Routledge