Abstract
A BOOKLET by Colonel L. Urwick entitled, "Occasional Paper No. 1 : A Short Survey of Industrial management", is the first of a series published by the British Institute of Management ; it consists of 32 pages and is priced at 2s. 6d. After reviewing successively the nature of management, the evolution of 'scientific management', and the mechanics and dynamics of management, Colonel Urwick emphasizes the immense amount of work still to be done, alike in widening and deepening the field of research and in securing a uniform application of the results already attained. This admirably written paper displays to the full the wide range of the author's thought and reading and his keen appreciation of the work of F. W. Taylor, Mary P. Follett and Elton Mayo. Merely as an introduction to the literature of management it could scarcely be bettered, and the bibliographical references are full and properly placed; but beyond this, Colonel Urwick writes much that is pertinent on such matters as the control of production, the selection of personnel, joint consultation, job analysis and the like. This paper sets a high standard which succeeding papers will do well if they can maintain.
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