Journal of Management History: Volume 30 Issue 3

Editorial

Jeff Muldoon

More on adoption criteria of revolutionary business techniques: the case of ETFs

Klaus Brockhoff

This paper aims to add further evidence to adoption criteria for “revolutionary” business techniques.

In the beginning: the light, scientific management and Quaker Philadelphia

Sigmund A. Wagner-Tsukamoto

This paper aims to offer a new history of management by tracing a religious dimension of scientific management. The thesis is that the good was foundational for bringing…

Examining a centenary family business in the pasta industry: the case of Barilla, 1877–1971

Massimo Sargiacomo, Luana Gliosca, Martin Quinn

This study aims to explore the evolution of corporate governance through a 100-year-old Italian Barilla pasta family business from its founding to 1971. The study builds on prior…

Historical embeddedness and rhetorical strategies: the case of Medicare’s enactment, 1957–1965

Markus Kantola, Hannele Seeck, Albert J. Mills, Jean Helms Mills

This paper aims to explore how historical context influences the content and selection of rhetorical legitimation strategies. Using case study method, this paper will focus on how…

Forms of nostalgia in the rhetorical history of Jack Daniel’s

Chad S. Seifried, Milorad M. Novicevic, Stephen Poor

This study aims to use a theoretical-based case study of two distinct ownership groups of the Jack Daniel’s brand to explore how rhetorical history (i.e. malleability of the past…

Recovering the neglected importance of Harry Hopkins’ role in the New Deal: insights for management and organization studies

Nicholous M. Deal, Mark D. MacIsaac, Albert J. Mills, Jean Helms Mills

The purpose of this paper is to revisit the potential of the New Deal as a research context in management and organization studies and, in doing so, forward the role one of its…

“Firm performance” measurement in strategic management: some notes on our performance

Joel Bolton, Frank C. Butler, John Martin

Firm performance remains at the heart of strategic management. In the quest to refine the field’s contribution, Venkatraman and Ramanujam (1986) argued that reliance upon single…

Employee based brand equity: a systematic review of literature, framework development, and implications for future research

Bianca Sousa, Pedro Ferreira

Through a systematic literature review, this paper aims to endeavor to present a thorough historical perspective on the evolution of employee-based brand equity (EBBE), offering a…