The Organization and Management of the Temple Corporations in Ancient Mesopotamia

Citation
A. Sterba, Richard L., The Organization and Management of the Temple Corporations in Ancient Mesopotamia, Academy of Management review , 1(3), 1976, pp. 16-26
ISSN journal
03637425
Volume
1
Issue
3
Year of publication
1976
Pages
16 - 26
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
Ancient Mesopotamians were perhaps the first people to evolve a methodical, disciplined approach to the management of large-scale, complex organizations. The success and longevity of their temple corporations provide dramatic testimony to the versatility and effectiveness of the managerial concepts and techniques which they developed.