Management History Gurus of the 90s: Their Lives, Their Contributions.

Gibson, Jane Whitney; Hodgetts, Richard M.; Herrera, Jorge M.

doi:10.5465/apbpp.1998.27643414

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“…The writing of management histories can contribute to the knowledge of the past and to informing further insights in the field of management (Grattan, 2008). Gibson et al (1999) highlight the benefits of using management history information. This includes providing foundations for management, offering a perspective for linking the past and present, which helps show management progress.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relevance of management research debate: a historical view, 1876–2018

Wood¹,

Souza²,

Caldas

2022

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Purpose This paper aims to map how the debate concerning the relevance of management research historically evolved to (a) determine if B-schools and management researchers have been uninterested bystanders, as critics posit, or if they have had a relevant role, and (b) discover if a pathway for management research becoming socially relevant has been established by such debate. Design/methodology/approach This study performed a citation network analysis of the scientific literature concerning the relevance of management research. The network had a total of 1,186 research papers published between 1876 and 2018. Findings The results show that from a minimal to peripheral role at the beginning and middle stages, management researchers have rather taken over this debate since the 1990s; the key components of the citation network reveal a strong convergence on what needs to be done, but no convergence on how to do it; and the debate has failed to generate actual change. Originality/value This study maps the debate concerning the relevance of management research since its historical inception using a method underused in management history research. It reveals the main path of the debate and the journals that echoed such debate.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The relevance of management research debate: a historical view, 1876–2018

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Souza²,

Caldas

2022

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“…Management history can illuminate the past, inform the present and guide us toward the future. Scholars such as Wren and Bedeian (2009), Lamond (2005) and Gibson et al (1999aGibson et al ( , 1999b have documented the value of management history. As Mills (2000, Chapter 8, Paragraph 7) so aptly puts it, "The master task of the historian is to keep the record straight, but that is indeed a deceptively simple statement of aim".…”

Section: Implications For Practice and Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Viewing the work of Lillian M. Gilbreth through the lens of critical biography

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the significant contributions of Lillian M. Gilbreth through the lens of critical biography to put her work in the context of her life events, her key roles, the turning points in her life and the societal context within which her contributions to management thought were made. Design/methodology/approach -Critical biography examines the interaction of a person's life events with the social, economic and political contexts surrounding his or her life and draws inferences as to why the person made specific decisions and contributions. Findings -Key contributions to management thought made by Lillian M. Gilbreth are linked to her biographical events, including the multiple roles she played as daughter, student, wife, mother, author, engineer, psychologist, breadwinner, domestic scientist and teacher. Various turning points in her life are identified, including being allowed to go to college, taking her first psychology course, marrying Frank Gilbreth, publishing Fatigue Studies and Frank's death. Key societal factors that influenced Gilbreth's contributions were the growing interest in scientific management, the status of women and the increased interest in domestic science. Research limitations/implications -The qualitative technique of critical biography is demonstrated as a useful methodology for examining individual contributions to management history. The authors acknowledge the limitation of subjective interpretation. Practical implications -The reasons behind Lillian Gilbreth's contributions, which were considered a precursor to the human relations era, are extrapolated from this research.Originality/value -This paper provides a critical biography of Lillian M. Gilbreth and her work within the context of her life and times.

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“…The analysis supports an hypothesis that fashions emerge in the popular press before the academic literature. Gibson et al (1999) identify the management gurus of the 1990s as being Bedeian, Bolton, Worthy, Wrege and Wren.…”

Section: Environmental Influencesmentioning

confidence: 99%