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Entrepreneurship theory and the poverty of historicism
Patrick J. MurphyThe author applies methodological concepts from The Poverty of Historicism to contemporary research in the area of entrepreneurship. This paper aims to explain why current…
Louis J. DeLamarter: can he save a dying industry?
Regina A. Greenwood, Charles D. Wrege, Peter J. Gordon, John JoosThis paper aims to acquaint readers with Louis J. DeLamarter and the innovative strategies he used to extend the profitability of the street railway in the USA.
The Entente in World War I: a case study in strategy formulation in an alliance
Robert GrattanThe purpose of this paper is to stimulate thought on the management of business alliances by considering the mismanagement of relationships between the allies, particularly France…
Groupthink and France's defeat in the 1940 campaign
David Ahlstrom, Linda C. WangFrance's defeat by Germany in 1940 is one of the most shocking events in the annals of military history. Explanations for France's defeat have traditionally focused on battlefield…
“Ye shall know them by their fruits”: American workplace evangelization and the continental European jurisprudence origins of Japanese management practice
Charles T. TackneyThis paper aims to report the continental European jurisprudence origins and Roman Catholic social teaching parallels of post‐World War II Japanese industrial relations practices…
The Gilbreths' quality system stands the test of time
Fariss‐Terry Mousa, David J. LemakThis paper aims to discuss the work of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and how it is still a fundamental part of business in the twenty‐first century. It is also proposed that the…
The Übermensch meets the “One Best Way”: Barbara S. Burks, the Gilbreth family, and the eugenics movement
Arthur G. Bedeian, Shannon G. TaylorThe purpose of this paper is to shed light on the eugenic beliefs of behavioral geneticist Barbara S. Burks and scientific‐management pioneers B. Frank and Lillian M. Moeller…
ISSN:
1751-1348e-ISSN:
1758-7751ISSN-L:
1751-1348Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Bradley Bowden
- Jeffrey Muldoon