Management and organizational history: Prospects

Booth, Charles; Rowlinson, Michael

Abstract

We outline the prospects for Management and Organizational History in the form of a 10-point agenda identifying issues that we envisage being addressed in the journal. 1.The ‘Historic Turn’ in Organization Theory – calls for a more historical orientation in management and organization theory. 2. Historical Methods and Styles of Writing – alternative methods and diverse styles of writing appropriate for studying organizations historically. 3. The Philosophy of History and Historical Theorists – the relevance for management and organization theory of philosophers of history such as Michel Foucault and Hayden White. 4. Corporate Culture and Social Memory – the historical dimension of culture and memory in organizations. 5. Organizational History – the emergence of a distinctive field of research. 6. Business History and Theory – the engagement between business history and organization theory. 7. Business Ethics in History – the meaning and ethics of past business behaviour. 8. Metanarratives of Corporate Capitalism – historiographical debate concerning the rise of capitalism and the modern corporation. 9. Management History and Management Education – the link between the history of management thought and the teaching of management and organization theory. 10. Public History – the relation between business schools and the increasing public interest in history. © 2006 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2006
• Journal: Management and Organizational History
• Print ISSN: 1744-9359
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-9367
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 5-30
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1744935906060627
• Keywords: management, organisational history
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1041218
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744935906060627
• Related Public URLs: http://www.moh.sagepub.com