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
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.