List of business theorists

This is an annotated list of important business theorists. It is in alphebetical order based on last name. To facilitate reading, only names are hyperlinked. For quck navigation, click on one of the letters:

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

Business theorists:

A

• D. Aaker - marketing strategy (1980s)
• Derek Abell - strategic windows (1980s)
• Kenneth Andrews - corporate values (1990s)
• Chris Argyris - SWOT analysis, learning systems (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)

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)

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)

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)

E

• A. Erlang - waiting-line theory (1910s)

F

• Henri Fayol - the inter-relationships of the various parts of management (1910s)
• Ronald Fisher - statistical management (1920s)
• Mary Follett - group problem solving (1930s)
• T. Fry - statistical queuing theory (1920s)

G

• B. Gale - PIMS study on market share (1970s, 1980s)
• Henry Gantt - gantt charts (1900s)
• P. Ghemawat - experience curve (1980s)
• James Gilbert - profit pools (1990s)
• Frank Gilbreth - time and motion study ((1900s)
• Eliyahu M. Goldratt - theory of constraints, critical chain project management (1980s)

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)

I

J

K

• Robert Kaplan - balanced scorecard (1990s)
• Philip Kotler - marketing management, marketing warfare (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)
• John Kotter - leadership (1980s, 1990s)

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)

M

• Mahajan - strategic models (1970s, 1980s)
• Constantinos Markides - strategy dynamics (1980s)
• Henry Markowitz - portfolio diversification (1960s, 1970s)
• Elton Mayo - the sociology of business interactions (1920s)
• Daniel McCallum - organizational charts (1850s)
• Regis McKenna - real-time management (1990s)
• Henry Metcalfe - the science of administration (1880s)
• Merton Miller - corporate finance (1970s)
• Henry Mintzberg - organizational behaviour
• Franco Modigliani - corporate finance (1970s)
• James Moncrieff - strategy dynamics (1990s)
• Hugo Musterberg - the psychology of work (1910s)

N

• Nicholas Negroponte - human-computer interface (2000s)

O

• Kenichi Ohmae - strategic thought processes (1970s, 1980s)
• David Ogilvy - advertising (1960s, 1970s)
• Robert Owen - mutually beneficial personnel practices (1810s)

P

• L. Paccioli - double entry bookkeeping (1340s)
• Jeffrey Pfeffer - organizational development (1980s)
• Henry Poor - the principles of organization (1850s)
• Michael Porter - strategic management, value chain, generic strategies, 5 forces (1970s, 1980s, 1990s)
• Tom Peters - Excellence theories (1970s, 1980s)
• C. Prahalad - core competency (1980s)

Q

R

• Frederick Reichheld - the loyalty effect (1990s)
• Al Reis - positioning theory (1980s)

S

• Don Schultz - integrated promotional strategy (1990s)
• Walter Scott - the psychology of personnel management (1920s)
• Patricia Seybold - e-marketing, e-commerce (1990s)
• Oliver Sheldon - the philosophy of business (1920s)
• J. Sheth - business strategy (1990s)
• Adrian Slywotzky - value migration (1990s)
• Adam Smith - microeconomic foundations of business, specialization of labour (1770s)
• the Soranzo brothers - journals and ledgers (1410s)

T

• Frederick Winslow Taylor - Scientific Management (1900s)
• Ordwat Tead - the psychology of industry (1910s)
• Henry Towne - the science of management (1890s)
• Jack Trout - positioning theory (1980s)

U

V

W

• Richard Waterman - Excellence theories (1970s, 1980s)
• James Watt - standard operating procedures, cost control (1810s)
• Joseph Wharton - first college course in business management (1881)
• Eli Whitney - interchangable parts, cost accounting (1810s,1820s)
• Oliver Williamson - transaction cost analysis (1970s)
• Yoram Wind - strategic behavioural models (1970s, 1980s)

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Y

Z

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