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This is an annotated list of important business theorists. It is in alphabetical order based on last name. To facilitate reading, only names are hyperlinked. For quick navigation, click on one of the letters:__NOTOC__ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z __NOTOC__
Business theorists:
1 A
- D. Aaker - marketing strategy (1980s)
- Derek Abell - strategic windows (1980s)
- Russell L. Ackoff - operations research and systems theory (1950s - 2004)
- Karol Adamiecki - management (1890s-1930s)
- Kenneth Andrews - corporate values (1990s)
- Chris Argyris - SWOT analysis, learning systems (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)
2 B
- 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)
3 C
- Robert Camp - benchmarking (1980s)
- Alexander Church - functional management (1910s)
- Ronald Coase - transaction cost analysis, industrial and organizational economics (1950s) [Nobel Prize in 1991]
- James Collins - vision, mission, objectives and BHAG (1990s)
- Philip Crosby - quality control (1980s) - "Quality is Free"
4 D
- George Day - marketing (1970s)
- Francisco DiMarco - cost accounting (1390s)
- Harold Deming - quality control (1970s)
- W. Edwards Deming - management, quality (1950s, 1960s)
- 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)
5 E
6 F
- Henri Fayol - the inter-relationships of the various parts of management (1910s)
- Armand Feigenbaum Total Quality Control, "Quality is what the customer says it is."
- Ronald Fisher - statistical management (1920s)
- Mary Follett - group problem solving (1930s)
- T. Fry - statistical queuing theory (1920s)
7 G
- B. Gale - PIMS study on market share (1970s, 1980s)
- Henry Gantt - gantt charts (1900s)
- David Garvin - eight dimensions of quality
- P. Ghemawat - experience curve (1980s)
- Sumantra Ghoshal - strategic leadership, Individualised Corporation
- James Gilbert - profit pools (1990s)
- Frank Gilbreth - time and motion study (1900s), Cheaper by the Dozen
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt - theory of constraints, critical chain project management (1980s)
8 H
- 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)
9 I
- Kaoru IshikawaKaoru Ishikawa is a Japanese consultant, father of the scientific analysis of causes of problems in an industrial process. He gave his name to the Ishikawa diagram, also known as Fishbone Diagram which graphs all causes organised by categories. (1915 - 1989) Total Quality, Ishikawa (fishbone) diagram
10 J
- Joseph M. Juran - (1904-) Internal customer, quality trilogy
11 K
- Robert Kaplan - balanced scorecard (1990s)
- Philip Kotler - marketing management, marketing warfare (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)
- John KotterJohn Kotter is a professor of organizational behaviour and human resources management at Harvard University. He authored Leading Change, The Leadership Factor and Matsushita Leadership. - leadership (1980s, 1990s)
12 L
- 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)
