Carolina QuotesThe management theory jungle is still with us... Perhaps the most effective way [out of the jungle] would be for leading managers to take a more active role in narrowing the widening gap... between professional practice and our college and university business [schools].
Harold Koontz Connected to the Carolinas
Source
p. 186 ; as cited in Daniel A. Wren & Arthur G. Bedeian (2009). The evolution of management thought. p. 419-420
- work
- "The Management Theory Jungle Revisited," 1980
- year
- 1980
- locator
- p. 186
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