This document provides an overview of the history and evolution of management. It discusses early management practices in ancient civilizations. It then covers the development of scientific management in the 1800s and 1900s with contributors like Taylor, Gilbreth, and Gantt. Principles of bureaucracy and administrative management from thinkers like Weber and Fayol are presented. The human relations movement is reviewed along with contributors like Follett, Mayo, and Barnard. Later sections address operations management, information systems, and contingency management approaches. The document poses a scenario asking how a shift supervisor would motivate students to complete a task within a tight deadline.