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Jain AK, Sullivan S. Adjusting to the unexpected. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT HISTORY 2015. [DOI: 10.1108/jmh-07-2014-0130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Purpose
– This study aims to provide a literature review of the 56 articles published in the Journal of Management History (JMH) from 2000 to 2004.
Design/methodology/approach
– The authors conducted a thematic analysis using the categories of person, topic or event to classify articles as well as a citation analysis using Google Scholar.
Findings
– The number of articles published from 2000 to 2004 was almost 50 per cent fewer than published in the previous five years, and citation rates were lower.
Originality/value
– Results suggest that high-quality articles focused on persons or topics are more likely to be published in the JMH.
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Examining the work of Mary Parker Follett through the lens of critical biography. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT HISTORY 2013. [DOI: 10.1108/jmh-05-2012-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to take a look at significant contributions of Follett through the lens of critical biography to put her work in the context of her life events, her mentors, and the other major influences on her work.
Design/methodology/approach
– Critical biography is a qualitative method with which social historians research the individual scholar's or practitioner's critical incidents in life in order to explore and explain the subject's scholarly development and intellectual contributions, situated in the social and historical background of the subject.
Findings
– Key theoretical contributions of Mary Parker Follett, which seemed ahead of her time and inexplicable given that she did not work in the private sector, are revealed to be linked to her educational, professional and personal experiences.
Research limitations/implications
– Qualitative research in general and critical biography in particular are demonstrated to be the useful methods for providing context for management history. The limitation of author interpretation is recognized.
Practical implications
– The current usefulness of Follett's ideas are demonstrated and a case is made for increasing management history coverage in today's business schools.
Originality/value
– The paper offers a critical biography of Mary Parker Follett and provides a historical, social and political context for the evolution of her work.
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