Mary parker follett lost and found - again, and again, and again

Abstract

Coming from a long tradition of Quaker beliefs, Mary Parker Follett advocated for an integrative unity in the organization or state where members work together, consensus is built, and power is shared. She applied her process of integration to management practices in both business and government. Parker Follettʼns communitarian ideas and philosophy of smaller more participative government have often run counter to administration and managementsʼn focus on regulation and centralized power. This has contributed to the benign neglect of Parker Follettʼns work in the administrative and management literature. Parker Follettʼns work has been lost and found repeatedly over the past half century. In the rapidly changing and uncertain times of the new millennium we need once again to rediscover her holistic and healing approach to administration and management.

Citation

Feldheim, M.A. (2003), "Mary parker follett lost and found - again, and again, and again", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 341-362. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-07-03-2004-B003