Journal of Management History: Volume 17 Issue 4

“The first case of scientific time‐study that I ever saw...”: G.A. Wentworth's impact on F.W. Taylor

Aleksey A. Tikhomirov

This paper aims to investigate the merit of Fred Taylor's claim that he did not conceive the notion of time study on his own. He insisted that he acquired it while a student at…

Rage, rage against the dying of the light: Lyndall Urwick's scientific management

Lee D. Parker, Philip Ritson

The purpose of this paper is to analyse and critique Lyndall Urwick's long‐term advocacy of scientific management and its influence upon management thought.

What Simon said: the impact of the major management works of Herbert Simon

Gerry Kerr

The purpose of this paper is to trace the impact of a major management scholar, Herbert Simon.

Barnard's model of decision making: a historical predecessor of image theory

Milorad M. Novicevic, Russell W. Clayton, Wallace A. Williams

The purpose of this paper is to examine Chester Barnard's decisional model utilizing the lens of image theory. The main claim is that the individual decision‐making model proposed…

When groups fall apart: the Donner Party disaster

Eric Patton

The Donner expedition to California in 1846‐1847 is one of the darkest tales of the great migrations west. While much has been written about the tragedy, a group analysis based on…

A challenge to Marshallian orthodoxy on industrial clustering

Michèle E.M. Akoorie

The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents (the medieval guild) of modern day industrial clustering. The paper challenges the notion that work of Alfred Marshall…

The History of UK Business and Management Education

Laurence Robinson

Editorial

David Lamond