...Hindy Lauer Schachter Analyzes the role of women in the New York Bureau of Municipal Research (BMR) in the early years of the twentieth century. It shows that early practitioners of urban‐oriented scientific management had close ties to the reform/social‐work community. Public sector Scientific...

...James A. Gazell Management historians have devoted attention to writer Peter F. Drucker’s thoughts about directing businesses successfully but may have overlooked (or been unaware of) his appreciation of the inherent difficulties in managing public sector organizations effectively. He nevertheless...

... sector is more efficient. To the extent that the roles of government become entangled only in questions of economics and efficiency, questions about means take precedence. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Contracts Economics Politics Private sector Public administration Public sector...

... management as authoritarian, some people assume its proponents wanted to shut the populace out of public‐sector decision making by transfering power from elected officials to experts. The School Inquiry case shows how important reformers committed to scientific management sought to maximize the control...