TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper was to identify examples of management lore currently in the organizational sciences. Design/methodology/approach– The authors deliberated and developed a series of examples of management lore in the organizational sciences and surveyed management practitioners concerning their beliefs in the lore hypothesized. Findings– Pervasive beliefs that conflict with academic research exist in management practices. Although many of these ideas are commonly accepted as immutable facts, they may be based upon faulty logic, insufficient understanding of academic research, anecdotal evidence and an overdependence upon common sense. Buckley and Eder (1988) called these as examples of management lore. In this conceptual paper, we identify and discuss 12 examples of management lore that persist in day-to-day management practices. Topics we explore include personality, emotional intelligence, teams, compensation, goals, performance, work ethic, creativity and organizational citizenship behaviors. Originality/value– A number of areas in which academic research gainsays what we believe to be an immutable fact.
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SN  - 1751-1348
DO  - 10.1108/JMH-05-2013-0027
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JMH-05-2013-0027
AU  - Buckley M.  Ronald
AU  - Baur John E.
AU  - Hardy, III Jay H.
AU  - Johnson James F.
AU  - Johnson Genevieve
AU  - MacDougall Alexandra E.
AU  - Banford Christopher G.
AU  - Bagdasarov Zhanna
AU  - Peterson David R.
AU  - Peacock Juandre
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Management lore continues alive and well in the organizational sciences
T2  - Journal of Management History
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 68
EP  - 97
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -