Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Urwick, Lyndall F
- Orr, J L
- Price Waterhouse
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Management consultancy services
Notes:
Traced origins to Lyndall F Urwick, 1891-1983, who, with J L Orr, established Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd as a management consultancy in 1934. Urwick had formerly worked in the family firm of Fownes Brothers, glovemakers of Worcester, and for Rowntree Co Ltd and International Management Institute at Geneva. Post 1945 developed as a major internationally spread business. 1984 acquired by Price Waterhouse
Publications:
- L Urwick. A biography by Hook, Daphne A
- Lyndall Urwick, Management Pioneer. A biography by Brech, Edward F L, Andrew Thomson & John F Wilson
- Origin, Gestation and Evolution of Management Consultancy within Britain, 1869-1965. The principles, practices and techniques of a new professional grouping by Ferguson, Michael
- Rise of Management Consulting in Britain by Ferguson, Michael
- Urwick Orr Partnership, 1934-1984 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Urwick, Lyndall F
- Orr, J L
- Price Waterhouse
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Management consultancy services
Notes:
Traced origins to Lyndall F Urwick, 1891-1983, who, with J L Orr, established Urwick Orr & Partners Ltd as a management consultancy in 1934. Urwick had formerly worked in the family firm of Fownes Brothers, glovemakers of Worcester, and for Rowntree Co Ltd and International Management Institute at Geneva. Post 1945 developed as a major internationally spread business. 1984 acquired by Price WaterhousePublications:
- L Urwick. A biography by Hook, Daphne A
- Lyndall Urwick, Management Pioneer. A biography by Brech, Edward F L, Andrew Thomson & John F Wilson
- Origin, Gestation and Evolution of Management Consultancy within Britain, 1869-1965. The principles, practices and techniques of a new professional grouping by Ferguson, Michael
- Rise of Management Consulting in Britain by Ferguson, Michael
- Urwick Orr Partnership, 1934-1984 by Unknown