Management — Historical Development and Argument

Three major themes are demonstrated by the historical discussion of management which follows. First, the relative popularity of Direct Control or Responsible Autonomy strategies has changed markedly over the years. As with the strength of worker resistance, this has reflected conditions in both internal labour markets and external labour power markets. Second, different types of strategies have been used by top managers when dealing with different groups of workers. Differences in strategies applied have reflected differences in the strength of resistance by different groups of workers. Third, the coming of Monopoly Capitalism was marked by a great rise in theoretical development of strategies for maintaining authority over workers and in financial resources applied to the implementation of those strategies.1

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