The Art of Management Author:Peter Spang Goodrich, Joseph T. Straub The Art of Management is an introductory college textbook focusing on planning, organizing, directing, staffing, and controlling. It highlights management pioneers such as Frederick Taylot, Mary Parker Follett, Elton Mayo, Chester Barnard, W. Edwards Deming, Jospeh Juran, Frederick Herzberg, and Abraham Maslow.