History 1807 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bruce Fairchild Barton, American Steel, Scientific Management

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Test: mar(cid:454) (cid:272)orporate li(cid:271)eralis(cid:373) (what is mar(cid:454)"s (cid:272)riti(cid:272), wh(cid:455) did (cid:272)apitalis(cid:373) (cid:374)ot fail, managerial revolution, the change or restructure of the corporation, and the critic. John stuart mill criticized adam smiths in the 19tht century. Modern corporation: by the 1920s americans pull back from a level of government activism that witnessed the introduction of new laws designed to regulate business, business expand within the regulatory framework established by the government. It is the era that sees the corporation move to the center of the american way of doing business. In the early 20th century capitalism went through a great advance. The scale and complexity of the american economy grew exponentially in large part because of the welfare state, and corporation but also through scientific management and business innovation. Leaders of this advancement were individuals like alfred p sloan and pierre du pont of. Sloan led the movement behind the controlled decentralization of an orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374).