Nikolai Charnovskii and Scientific Management of the early XX century
https://doi.org/10.26794/2404-022X-2020-10-3-86-94
Abstract
The paper describes the development of management at the beginning of the XX century. At that time, there have being published works on management in different countries of the world. Scientific schools had been formed, but the role of Russian scientists in the development of management theory had been not sufficiently studied yet. Outside the field of view of foreign and domestic scientists remained the scientific school of production organization at the Imperial Moscow technical school (IMTS) and Nikolai Charnovskii’s textbook “Organization of industrial enterprises for metal processing”, published in 1911. The methodological base of the research included narrative, comparative and historical research methods. Revealing archival documents made it necessary to clarify important facts. The results of the study show there were their own scientific management schools not only in the United States and Europe. The comparison of sources has shown that Russia had formed its own research areas, including the IMTS. The research should be used in works on the history of management, in the preparation of anthologies and training courses on management theory.
About the Author
A. D. Kuz’michev
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrei D. Kuz’michev — Dr. Sci. (His.), Professor, Department of Economics and Production Organization
Moscow
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