Journal of Management History (Archive): Volume 2 Issue 2
Table of contents
Reflections on the history of management thought
William B. WolfPresents anecdotes in the development of aspects of the field of management, relating to Lawrence J. Henderson, Chester I. Barnard, Peter Drucker, Kurt Lewin and J.B. Rhine. These…
Mary Parker Follett: assessing the contribution and impact of her writings
Brian R. Fry, Lotte L. ThomasExamines the extent and nature of Mary Parker Follett’s contribution to the literature of public administration and related fields. First reviews the substantive contribution, and…
Frederick W. Taylor, J. Maunsell White III, and the Matthew Effect: The rest of the story
Christopher P. Neck, Arthur G. BedeianIn an effort to give credit where credit is due, recounts J. Maunsell White III’s role in the development of the Taylor‐White process for treating tool steel. A contemporary and…
Incorporating the contrary: The politics of dichotomy in Chester Barnard’s organization sociology
Steven P. FeldmanEvery writer, Nietzsche once commented, has an intellectual idiosyncrasy that, once grasped, can be used as a key to interpret their work. In Chester Barnard’s classic text on…
Leonard Dupee White and public administration
Jeffrey A. WeberProvides an historical study of the intellectual thought of Leonard Dupee White. Contends that L.D. White is one of the major theorists and practitioners in public administration…