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T H E F I R S T M A N A G E M E N T I D E A S W E R E R E C O R D E D I N
5000BC. THE APPLICATION OF MANAGEMENT IS ALSO EVIDENT IN THE GYPTIAN CIVILIZATION AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AS 4000-3000BCTHE FIRST MANAGEMEN. T H E P Y R A M I D S O F E G Y P T B U I L T W I T H M I L L I O N S O F BLOCKS BY UTILISING THE SERVICES OF PEOPLE WITH A COORDINATED EFFORT ON AN EXTREMELY LARGE SCALE. C R E A T I O N O F S U C H H U G E S T R U C T U R E S W O U L D H A V E CERTAINLY REQUIRED EXTENSIVE PLANNING, DECISION MAKING, ORGANISING MEN, MATERIALS AND SUPERVISION
contribution to the development of management thought before 20th century. The substitution of human power with machine power made it possible to manufacture goods in large numbers more economically. The growing size of organizations led to the requirement of managers to handle various tasks like planning, organizing, assessing demand of goods, availability of raw materials etc
contributions to management occurred during and after 18th century. The wealth of nations by adam smith(1776) described the economic advantage that can be derived form division of labour.
19th century
The modern management discipline evolved in 19th
century. Classical economists such as John staurt mill(1806-1873) took forward the work of adam smith and provided a background to resource allocation, production and pricing allocation etc Robert owen(1771-1858) made the first social experiment in managing others by instituting performance evaluation system, incentive based pay system, working conditions, and and cooperation among employees etc