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Editorial objectives
Journal of Management History reflects on the historical development of management concepts and practices, with a view to how they inform the present and shape what we are and what we do. The journal also concerns areas of study such as social-anthropological studies of organization, business history, accounting history, history as science, philosophy, fads and fashions in the practice of management and in management consulting.
Papers from this journal will enable readers to improve judgement by apprising current and future scholars and practitioners about the experiences of those in different times and places.
Editorial criteria
Papers should:
- Have a clear statement of purpose
- Have a clear statement of importance; why the paper was written and what it contributes to the body of knowledge
- Have clearly stated implications for further research
- Have clearly stated implications for practice
- Be well-written and readable
- Present reliable and valid conclusions appropriate to the methodology employed
- Be completely free of spelling and grammatical errors
Application Questions: Papers normally carry "Application Questions" which prompt a reader to consider how concepts presented in a paper should be applied. Authors are encouraged to create these themselves; see a recent issue for examples.
Coverage
- Examination of established historical management concepts
- The historical and continuing role of the behavioural sciences in the development of management practices
- Historical analysis of management philosophies
- Methodologies for dealing with historical management materials
- The importance of the historical perspective in understanding contemporary management
- Historical aspects of such workplace features such as quality control, cultures and occupational health and safety.
Key benefits
- Appreciate the development of management concepts and the historical contexts that have influenced their development.
- Understand the importance of historical perspectives in relation to contemporary management.
- Learn about established historical management contexts from the world experts.
Key journal audiences
Researchers and practitioners in most management disciplines, particularly the history of management.
Journal of Management History is indexed and abstracted in:
- BIOSOS - Biological Extracts
- Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities
- OCLC's Electronic Collection Online
- Proquest
- Scopus
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Sample Articles
- Visionary entrepreneurial leadership in the aircraft industry: The Boeing Company legacy
Robert S. D'Intino, Trish Boyles, Christopher P. Neck, John R. Hall
Volume: 14 Issue: 1; 2008
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- A product of ?his? time? Exploring the construct of the ideal manager in the Cold War era
Patricia Genoe McLaren, Albert J. Mills
Volume: 14 Issue: 4; 2008
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