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Upward defiance in organizations: management lessons from the Battle of Blair Mountain
John H. Humphreys, Jane W. Gibson, Jennifer D. OylerBased upon an analysis of 30 historic narrative accounts of mutinies, Coye, Murphy, and Spencer recently extended voice theory to clarify the ontological status of the concept of…
What is good for General Motors: the contributions and influence of Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Jeffery D. HoughtonThis paper seeks to provide a review and analysis of the contributions and influence of Alfred P. Sloan, Jr, to contemporary business practices and management thought.
Modern to postmodern management: developments in scientific management
Linzi J. KempThe aim of the paper is to evidence the development of scientific management through the lens of postmodernism.
Guanxi and trust in strategic alliances
Baiyun Gong, Xin He, Huei‐Min HsuThe purpose of this paper is to distinguish different types of guanxi from a historic perspective and to investigate the effects of different types of guanxi on trust between…
Managing uncertainty: lessons from Xenophon's retreat
David R. KingThe article's purpose is to address complementary perspectives for managing uncertainty by looking at a historical example.
Invoking Black Athena and its debates: Insights for organization on diversity, race and culture
Sally Riad, Deborah JonesThe authors use the debates instigated by Bernal's Black Athena to rethink the concepts of “race”, “culture” and “diversity” in organization and aim to examine their intersection…
ISSN:
1751-1348e-ISSN:
1758-7751ISSN-L:
1751-1348Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Bradley Bowden
- Jeffrey Muldoon