Management History: Is There Madness in Its Method?

Trent, Robert H.

doi:10.5465/ambpp.1972.4981403

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“…Criterion four states that a form of knowledge must utilize characteristic techniques and methodologies for conducting investigations. For example, whereas chemists may employ X-ray spectroscopy and psychologists laboratory experiments, characteristic methodologies for management historians include biographies, oral history, and in some cases, corporate histories (Trent, 1972). Each of these techniques will be examined based on their ability to contribute knowledge to the management discipline.…”

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Theoretically grounding management history as a relevant and valuable form of knowledge

Carson

1998

Journal of Management History

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The authors would like to thank Arthur G. Bedeian of Louisiana State University for his helpful comments on this paper.The emergence of The Journal of Management History, swelling numbers of submissions to the Management History Division of the Academy of Management, and a special issue of the Academy of Management Review devoted entirely to the topic of management history are but a few of the indicators pointing to a (re)surging interest in the development and evolution of the management discipline. But, excepting the efforts of a small number of experts who have offered boundaries on the domain of management history (Trent, 1992;Wren, 1994), the discipline is devoid of any systematic framework addressing the subject of historiography. The field is therefore lacking in an overall theoretical examination of management historiography which deals with the following queries: Why is the history of management, as a subject, worthy of study? How should this subject be approached? How might historical data be gathered? What are appropriate historical methodologies? To elucidate these questions, the present manuscript theoretically grounds management history as a unique and valuable "form of knowledge." Identifying "forms of knowledge"The theory of "forms of knowledge" was advanced in 1965 by Paul Hirst (1965, 1975), an educational philosopher interested in developing criteria for justifying the relevance and value of given academic areas. Hirst explicated criteria that define "forms of knowledge." In the absence of conformance with these criteria, it can be argued that a subject is unworthy of study, research, or teaching -for the subject would lack the ability to inform its students. Since its advent, philosophers have often relied upon Hirst's framework to justify the existence of a field of interest when the Zeitgeist questioned its value.In the following sections, the four defining criteria developed by Hirst are identified (see Figure I).

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Theoretically grounding management history as a relevant and valuable form of knowledge

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1998

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“…In the field of management history, which is roughly comparable to marketing history in its stage of development, researchers consider biography to be one of the major approaches to studying their field (Trent, 1972;Wren, 1987). Indeed, several full length biographies of management scholars have already been published (Wren, 1987).…”

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Biography as a methodology for studying the history of marketing ideas

Jones

1998

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Changing management history, gender moderating pay to job satisfaction for IS users

Maamari

2014

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Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the impact of pay on job satisfaction. Moreover, it studies the changes in the structure of the work force, as well as in the way work is done, on the pay to job satisfaction relationship. Design/methodology/approach – A confirmatory survey is conducted, and results are presented. Findings – The study suggests that gender is a variable affecting the relationship of pay to employees’ job satisfaction. It highlights the roles of education and training in user participation and system usage. The study investigates the current situation in Lebanese commercial banks. Research limitations/implications – The outcome of the study could have significant implications on managerial decision-making in the process of implementing novel technologies in banks. It also points to policy changes needed at the human resource management levels. Practical implications – The study findings suggest a needed change at the policy-making levels of corporate human resource management, as more and more employees are becoming extensive information system users on the job. Social implications – If the suggested practical implications are applied, the social implications derived therefrom will generate a social drift in attitude toward gender differentials. Originality/value – The paper is based on a large sample collection from the services sector, commercial banking in Lebanon. The quantitative survey results highlight a number of correlations and tests a suggested model. It puts forth a linear relationship between the different variables under consideration and suggests recommendations for practitioners.

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Management History: Is There Madness in Its Method?

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Theoretically grounding management history as a relevant and valuable form of knowledge

Theoretically grounding management history as a relevant and valuable form of knowledge

Biography as a methodology for studying the history of marketing ideas

Changing management history, gender moderating pay to job satisfaction for IS users

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