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Short biography of Peter Drucker (1909)

Peter Drucker, the modern management giant has broken the records of previous management experts in writing books and making contributions to the science of management. Koontz described him, 'as the greatest management philosopher and writer of our time'.

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Short biography of Chester Barnard (1886-1961)

He studied economics at Harvard but could not complete it. He jointed die Bell telephone and became an executive. His contributions to management science were in the areas of organization, motivation, authority, communication, etc.

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Short biography of Robert Owen (1771-1858)

Robert Owen was considered to be the father of cooperative movement. He was an entrepreneur, social reformer and a forerunner of personnel management. During his period he introduced reforms in his factory by reducing the working hours to 10 and refused to employ children below the age 10.

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Get complete information on the early life of Humayun

Ala-ud-Din II was succeeded by his son Hamayun who ruled from 1458 to 1461. He was so cruel that he got the title of Zalim or the tyrant. According to Ferishta, "Humayun Shah, abandoning himself to the full indulgence of his cruel propensities caused vicious elephants and wild beasts to be placed in the square and the cauldrons of scalding oil and boiling water for torture.

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Short biography of Firuz Shah

Muhammad Shah II was succeeded by his two sons, namely Ghiyas-ud-Din and Shams-ud-Din. However, their rule lasted for a few months only. In November, 1397, the throne was captured by Firuz, a grandson of Ala-ud-Din Hasan Bahmani. He took up the title of Taj-ud-Din Firuz Shah.

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