Journal of Management History: Volume 14 Issue 1

The future of Rhineland capitalism across the Polish‐German border

Bernardo Bátiz‐Lazo, Robert R. Locke, Kristine Müller

This paper aims to look at the past development and potential of the Rhenish capitalist governance “model”. The paper aims to discuss the origins and nature of the model. The main…

Industrial subcontracting and structure in Japan: evolution and recent trends

M.H. Bala Subrahmanya

This paper aims to trace the evolution of industrial subcontracting in Japan, over a period of time. Subsequently, the transition in the spread and depth of subcontracting along…

Visionary entrepreneurial leadership in the aircraft industry: The Boeing Company legacy

Robert S. D'Intino, Trish Boyles, Christopher P. Neck, John R. Hall

In the early twenty‐first century organization scholars and managers face an economic outlook full of daunting challenges. With investors, workers, and other stakeholders…

Recovering the past: reviving the legacy of the early scholars of corporate social responsibility

Richard Marens

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate and explain the origins and transformation of the study of corporate social responsibility (CSR) over its half‐century history.

Ibn Khaldun of North Africa: an AD 1377 theory of leadership

Yusuf M. Sidani

This paper's purpose is to present the works of a North African early contributor to sociological theory, Ibn Khaldun (1332‐1406), specifically pertaining to his conceptualization…

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit in the executive suite: American corporate movies in the 1950s

Bert Spector

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how popular culture in general and movies in particular both reflected and shaped public attitudes to newly emerging corporate giants in…

Samurai in the Surf: The Arrival of the Japanese on the Gold Coast in the 1980s

Roger March

Editorial

David Lamond