Management Gurus a Management Student Must Know

08Sep13

How would you reinforce to learn the management theorist? Let the students be them.

That’s how Professor Wow did yesterday. The idea was brilliant. I was thinking “Where did I saw this strategy again?” Because it was like I’ve seen this somewhere. I’m not sure if its in the movies or anime or somewhere I read. You personify. You be in the shoes of the guru. Your wear the glasses of the guru. You contest like the guru.

Mine’s Dr. Kenichi Ohmae, known as Mr. Strategy, labeled as one of the five management gurus in the world by The Economist in 1994. He authored the 3C’s Model–the three factors one must focus for success.

I’m glad the guru assigned to me is a Japanese. This gives me a leverage in understanding the strategies of our Japanese executives. Planning to read The Mind of the Strategist: The Art of Japanese Business.

Other management gurus to meet:

Edith Penrose – The Theory of the Growth of the Firm
Mary Parker Follet – Woman pioneer theorist in management theory
Sumantra Ghoshal – “Springtime Theory”
Carlos Ghosn – Responsible for Nissan’s turnaround
Rosabeth Moss Kanter – Business and Change Management; a professor at Harvard Business School
C.K. Prahalad – core competency and its role on the corporation
Adrian Slywotzky – business model design and innovation
Juan Antonio Perez Lopez – motivation theory of work
Oscar Perrigo – a mechanical engineer, and early technical and management author
David Mackenzie Ogilvy – The Father of Advertising
Constantinos Markides – researched on international competitiveness, corporate restructuring, refocusing, and international acquisitions
Albert Humphrey – devised SWOT analysis, organizational management and cultural change
Igor Ansoff – The Father of Modern Strategic Thinking
Henry Fayol – proposed 6 functions of management, and 14 principles of management