Academy of Management Review · 1976 · 13 citations · 3 references
HumanitiesOrganization StudiesStrategic ManagementAncient HistoryOrganizational TheoryOrganizationsAncient CivilizationsAncient Economic HistoryAncient Near Eastern CivilizationsMesopotamian ArchaeologyMesopotamian HistoryTemple StudiesBabylonian CivilizationEconomic History Of MesopotamiaMesopotamian CitiesMesopotamian CivilizationTemple AuthorityTemple Endowment SystemsTemple InstitutionsTemple Ownership
Ancient Mesopotamians were perhaps the first people to evolve a methodical, disciplined approach to the management of large-scale, complex organizations. The success and longevity of their temple corporations provide dramatic testimony to the versatility and effectiveness of the managerial concepts and techniques which they developed.
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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture and Character.
Joseph B. Raddin · Archives of Internal Medicine · 1964 · 67 citations