Journal of Management History: Volume 12 Issue 3

Matters for judgement: some thoughts on method in management history

David Lamond

This paper reflects on some aspects of method in management history and the importance of the self‐reflection on their world‐view that must accompany authors' endeavours, in order…

Louise and Sidney Homer: a 21st century dual‐career couple, circa 1911

Linda Achey Kidwell, Roland E. Kidwell

This paper aims to examine the lives of early twentieth century opera star Louise Homer and her composer husband Sidney, and their attempts to manage two successful careers and a…

The emergence of job satisfaction in organizational behavior: A historical overview of the dawn of job attitude research

Thomas A. Wright

Based more on practical (and contextual), rather than theoretical grounds, over time, job satisfaction came to be the work attitude of choice for many early researchers interested…

Management history: an umbrella model

Nell Tabor Hartley

To assist colleagues in tying current ideas to previously established practices. To generate discussion of the current relevance of students' understanding management history.

The effect of economic conditions on union membership of men and women: A quantitative and historical analysis

Jonathon R.B. Halbesleben, M. Ronald Buckley

In a recent review of the history of women in unions, the author suggested that downturns in the economy have had a more significant effect on women than men in unions, leading to…

Customer relationship management: Barnard's foundations

Milorad Novicevic, Hugh Sloan, Allison Duke, Erin Holmes, Jacob Breland

The purpose of this paper is to delve into Barnard's works to construct foundations of customer relationship management (CRM).

Fadotomy – anatomy of the transformation of a fad into a management paradigm

Denis R. Towill

To provide a methodology for determining how and when a management fad has become an established paradigm.