Leadership

Landmarks in Time: Leadership & Management During the Industrial Revolution [SLIDESHOW]

July 8, 2013

This timeline is the second in a series detailing historical leadership and management milestones during the Industrial Revolution (1760s-1950).

Patricia Panchak

Explore key events in manufacturing management history with this captivating gallery that chronicles the people, ideas, inventions, and practices that helped make manufacturing what it is today. This timeline is the second in a series detailing historical leadership and management milestones from during the Industrial Revolution (1760s-1950).

This gallery is a companion piece to the feature, "Landmarks in Time."

For more leadership and management milestones view the galleries "Landmarks in Time: Leadership & Management from The Middle Ages to the Renaissance [SLIDESHOW]" and "Landmarks in Time: Leadership & Management During the Third Industrial Revolution [SLIDESHOW]."

About the Author

Patricia Panchak | Patricia Panchak, Former Editor-in-Chief

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In her commentary and reporting for IndustryWeek, Editor-in-Chief Patricia Panchak covers world-class manufacturing industry strategies, best practices and public policy issues that affect manufacturers’ competitiveness. She delivers news and analysis—and reports the trends--in tax, trade and labor policy; federal, state and local government agencies and programs; and judicial, executive and legislative actions. As well, she shares case studies about how manufacturing executives can capitalize on the latest best practices to cut costs, boost productivity and increase profits.

As editor, she directs the strategic development of all IW editorial products, including the magazine, IndustryWeek.com, research and information products, and executive conferences.

An award-winning editor, Panchak received the 2004 Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Award for Signed Commentary and helped her staff earn the 2004 Neal Award for Subject-Related Series. She also has earned the American Business Media’s Midwest Award for Editorial Courage and Integrity.

Patricia holds bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and English from Bowling Green State University and a master’s degree in Journalism from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. She lives in Cleveland Hts., Ohio, with her family.