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3150 BCE
Ancient Egyptians
Division of labor, coordination and span of control -
1900 BCE
Sumerians
Writing and trade -
1750 BCE
Hammurabi
Written commands and controls -
1200 BCE
Ancent greeks
Division of labor -
Period: 206 BCE to 220 BCE
Sun Tzu
Division of labor, communication and coordination and development of bureaucracy -
Period: 1001 to 1300
Italian Renassance
Printing press allowed knowledge spread throughout Europe starting multinational companies -
Period: to
Henri Fayol (1841–1925) and Max Weber (1864–1920)
Focused their studies on middle and top managers, setting new strategies for coordinating -
Period: to
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Developed the scientific management formalizing it as we know today -
First business schools were stablished
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It conducted business globally
Adam Smith supported this era with specialization and coordination
