... four years. Mullins (1999) explains clearly the path through that management theory jungle and how entangled theories have brought about conflict and confusion. It recommends using management discipline rather than trying to meander our way through the jungle of numerous theories and "schools of thought". Many since the turn of the century have analyzed management theories. Although the illustrations of management practice can be traced ... back several thousand years, the development of management as a field of knowledge is recent. Much of the inspiration for creating management theori...

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