Journal of Management History (Archive): Volume 3 Issue 1
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The Principles of Scientific Management by Fred Taylor: Exposures in print beyond the private printing
Carol Carlson DeanThis paper documents the publishing exposure of Frederick W. Taylor’s The Principles of Scientific Management subsequent to the February 1911 private printing. In doing so, the…
The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick W. Taylor: the private printing
Carol Carlson DeanThe Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick W. Taylor began as the text of a fireside lecture and evolved into a classic work of the Scientific Management Era. Taylor…
Primer of Scientific Management by Frank B. Gilbreth: A response to publication of Taylor’s Principles in The American Magazine
Carol Carlson DeanResponse to the serialized publication of Frederick W. Taylor’s The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) in The American Magazine was in two forms: (a) letters‐to‐the‐editor…
African‐American insurance enterprises: An early vehicle for economic and social development
Michael A. PlaterThe study analyzes different early African‐American life insurance enterprises and illustrates how these organizations significantly influenced both cultural and economic…
A new method of discovering primary management history: two examples where “little things mean a lot”
Charles D. Wrege, Ronald G. Greenwood, Regina GreenwoodOutlines a new method of discovering original documents related to management history. Uses seemingly insignificant statements in books, articles or original documents to locate…