Explore P.F. Drucker’s management theory: decentralized leadership, management by objectives, knowledge worker and more foundational concepts.

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

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 ...

In "Mintzberg on Management," management theorist Henry Mintzberg expresses surprise at the dearth of research examining the role of managers, despite the fascination Americans seem to have with them.

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 ...