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I wonder why Xenophon's _Oeconomicus_ didn't qualify as management theory. That's exactly what it is, and it dates back to classical Athena.
by Telemakhos 5y ago
I wonder why Xenophon's _Oeconomicus_ didn't qualify as management theory. That's exactly what it is, and it dates back to classical Athena.
- unmole 5y agoAssuming Chanakya did write some version of the Arthashastra, it was roughly contemporaneous with Oeconomicus. I wonder if either of them reference any earlier related works.
- atdrummond 5y agoThanks - I wanted to cite Xenophon but couldn't decide if it was Oeconomicus alone or whether one could argue that the Lacedaemonion Politeia includes an assessment of Spartan economic management with regards to their Helot-based economy.