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There has, in recent times, been an increasing interest in history,
broadly defined, among management scholars. But what specifically a
historical approach or perspective can contribute to research on
organizational fields, organizations, strategy etc. and how exactly
such historical research should be carried out remain questions
that have been answered only partially, if at all. Building on the
authors' prior and ongoing work, History in Management and
Organization Studies: From Margins to Mainstream is unique in
presenting a comprehensive and integrated view of how history has
informed management research with a focus on organization theory
and strategy. More specifically, the volume provides an overview of
how the relationship been history and management scholarship has
evolved from the 19th century until today, focusing mainly on the
post-World War II period; and systematically surveys the kind of
research programs within organization theory and strategy that have
used historical data and/or history as a theoretical construct,
while also identifying the remaining "blind spots". As a whole, it
offers a kind of roadmap for management scholars and historians to
situate their research and, hopefully, find new roads for others to
travel. The book is intended for anybody conducting or planning to
conduct historical research within management and organization
studies, and aims, in particular, at becoming a standard feature of
research methods courses in business schools and departments of
management.
Defining Management charts the expansion of management as an idea
and practice from a time when it was limited to churches and
households to its current ubiquity, focusing in particular on the
role of business schools, consultants, and business media in this
process. How did an entire industry develop around business
schools, consultants, and business media who are now widely
considered the authorities regarding best management practice? This
book shows how these actors - on their own and in interaction -
became taken-for-granted and gained such definitional power over
management and managers, expanded across the globe from often
modest and not always respected origins, and impacted, and continue
to impact businesses and, increasingly, the broader economic and
social context. Building on extant and some new research, the book
is unique in bringing together issues and actors that have been
examined elsewhere separately. Any student or professional of
management interested in the evolution of their field or the rise
of business schools, consultants and business media will find this
book both novel and thought-provoking.
There has, in recent times, been an increasing interest in history,
broadly defined, among management scholars. But what specifically a
historical approach or perspective can contribute to research on
organizational fields, organizations, strategy etc. and how exactly
such historical research should be carried out remain questions
that have been answered only partially, if at all. Building on the
authors' prior and ongoing work, History in Management and
Organization Studies: From Margins to Mainstream is unique in
presenting a comprehensive and integrated view of how history has
informed management research with a focus on organization theory
and strategy. More specifically, the volume provides an overview of
how the relationship been history and management scholarship has
evolved from the 19th century until today, focusing mainly on the
post-World War II period; and systematically surveys the kind of
research programs within organization theory and strategy that have
used historical data and/or history as a theoretical construct,
while also identifying the remaining "blind spots". As a whole, it
offers a kind of roadmap for management scholars and historians to
situate their research and, hopefully, find new roads for others to
travel. The book is intended for anybody conducting or planning to
conduct historical research within management and organization
studies, and aims, in particular, at becoming a standard feature of
research methods courses in business schools and departments of
management.
Defining Management charts the expansion of management as an idea
and practice from a time when it was limited to churches and
households to its current ubiquity, focusing in particular on the
role of business schools, consultants, and business media in this
process. How did an entire industry develop around business
schools, consultants, and business media who are now widely
considered the authorities regarding best management practice? This
book shows how these actors - on their own and in interaction -
became taken-for-granted and gained such definitional power over
management and managers, expanded across the globe from often
modest and not always respected origins, and impacted, and continue
to impact businesses and, increasingly, the broader economic and
social context. Building on extant and some new research, the book
is unique in bringing together issues and actors that have been
examined elsewhere separately. Any student or professional of
management interested in the evolution of their field or the rise
of business schools, consultants and business media will find this
book both novel and thought-provoking.
The contributors to this text aim to promote the understanding of
the contemporary world economy by confronting the challenges that
have to be faced in elaborating new tools of analysis. The text
presents inquiries into the contemporary world economy, namely: the
economic success of East Asia; political and organizational
restructuring in Western, industrial countries; and the
post-communist transformation process in former centrally planned
economies.
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