Management Decision: Volume 42 Issue 10

The influence of great theoretical works on subsequent empirical work: An investigation of top management journals

Jonathon R.B. Halbesleben, Anthony R. Wheeler, M. Ronald Buckley

The present paper seeks to understand the influence of great works through the relationship between theoretical and empirical publications. The authors examined three samples of…

Evangelism of great works in management: How the gospel is spread

Danielle S. Beu, Nancy H. Leonard

This paper explores how great ideas become “great works”. The paper explores the process used by Frederick Taylor to “spread the gospel” of scientific management – one of…

Consideration of the origin of Herbert Simon's theory of “satisficing” (1933‐1947)

Reva Brown

Herbert Simon's major contribution to decision‐making theory is the concept of “satisficing”. This was first posited in Administrative Behavior, published in 1947, and the book…

March'ing towards “a behavioral theory of the firm”: James G. March and the early evolution of behavioral organization theory

Mie Augier

While the history of modern ideas in business education in general, and organization theory and organizational economics in particular, has several different intellectual roots…

Examining the theoretical inspirations of a management guru: Peter F. Drucker and the Austrian School of Economics

Timothy S. Kiessling, R. Glenn Richey

This manuscript discusses the contributions of Peter F. Drucker and the seminal influences on his logic made by the Austrian School of Economics. According to our research…

Mary P. Follett: translating philosophy into a paradigm of lifelong learning

Manjula S. Salimath, David J. Lemak

There is a divergence between the contributions of Mary Parker Follett on an intellectual plane and the practical application of her ideas and rationale. Apart from her…

The ongoing legacy of R.L. Katz: An updated typology of management skills

Tim O. Peterson, David D. Van Fleet

Robert L. Katz first called attention to the problem of identifying those skills necessary for successful performance in managerial roles. This paper identifies the impact of…

Leading students through the management theory jungle by following the path of the seminal theorists: A paradigmatic approach

David J. Lemak

The “management theory jungle” described by Koontz appears to be overrun with even more theoretical undergrowth than when he wrote his seminal critiques of the state of this body…

Looking back on their “great works”: Insights from the authors of great works in organizational behavior and human resource management

Anthony R. Wheeler, Eve Richter, Sajith Sahadevan

The article synthesizes the interview responses from ten authors who have published heavily cited research in the fields of organizational behavior and human resource management…