Book description
There has, in recent times, been an increasing interest in history, broadly defined, among management scholars. But what specifically a historical approach or perspective can contribute to research on organizational fields, organizations, strategy etc. and how exactly such historical research should be carried out remain questions that have been answered only partially, if at all.
Building on the authors’ prior and ongoing work, History in Management and Organization Studies: From Margins to Mainstream is unique in presenting a comprehensive and integrated view of how history has informed management research with a focus on organization theory and strategy. More specifically, the volume provides an overview of how the relationship been history and management scholarship has evolved from the 19th century until today, focusing mainly on the post-World War II period; and systematically surveys the kind of research programs within organization theory and strategy that have used historical data and/or history as a theoretical construct, while also identifying the remaining "blind spots". As a whole, it offers a kind of roadmap for management scholars and historians to situate their research and, hopefully, find new roads for others to travel.
The book is intended for anybody conducting or planning to conduct historical research within management and organization studies, and aims, in particular, at becoming a standard feature of research methods courses in business schools and departments of management.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Objective: Finding History in Management Research
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Part I
- 2 Origins: History and Management Becoming “Sciences”
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3 Aspirations: Bringing History and Management Studies (Back) Together
- Introduction
- Anybody Out There? Contacts Between Historical and Business and Management Research
- Unrequited Love: Management Indifference From the 1960s Through the 1980s
- Feeling Nostalgic: Growing Calls for “More History” Since the 1990s
- Whole Lotta Love: Increasing Diversity as History Attracts Greater Attention
- Conclusion
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4 Evidence: Identifying History in Top Management Journals
- Introduction
- Needle in a Haystack? History in the Management and Organization Studies Literature
- And Then There Were Two … Types of Studies With a Historical Dimension
- Two Souls: History and Theory in Management and Organizational Research
- Putting It All Together: A Framework for Combining History and Theory
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Part II
- 5 Beginnings: Early Writings on Management History
- 6 Orthodoxy: Establishing and Defending Classic Management History
- 7 Alternatives: Emergence and Expansion of Critical Views
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Part III
- 8 History to Theory: Institutional Theories and Process Studies
- 9 History to Theory: Organizational Ecology, Economics, Resource Dependence
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10 History in Theory: Imprinting and Path Dependence
- Introduction
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History Leaving a Lasting Presence: Imprinting
- Its Own Past: Origins and Early Studies
- People Matter: Founder Characteristics and Organizations
- Context Matters: Initial Institutional and Economic Environments of Organizations
- The Past Really Matters: History, Institutional Logics and Organizations
- Local Matters: Community-Level Imprinting and Institutional Legacies
- Staying on Track: Path Dependence
- Conclusion
- 11 History in Theory: Ecology, Strategy, Co-evolution
- 12 Not a Conclusion: Multiple Ways Forward
- Index
Product information
- Title: History in Management and Organization Studies
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2020
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781351762267
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