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Flights of fancy: myth, monopoly and the making of Pan American Airways
Gabrielle Durepos, Jean Helms Mills, Albert J. MillsBetween 1927 and 1941 Pan American Airways (PAA) operated international flights from the USA with virtually no competition from US carriers. How PAA established and maintained its…
Chasing MICE and fellow travelers: A history of the convention and visitor bureau industry
Robert C. FordThe purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the factors and forces that led the creation of the convention and visitor bureau industry and profession to illustrate how…
Cornish miners in California: 150 years of a unique sociotechnical system
Frederick Wolf, Bruce Finnie, Linda GibsonThe purpose of this paper is to examine a unique sociotechnical system in its historical context to better understand and appreciate how a naturalistic organization enacted five…
The characteristics and historical development of labour disputes in China
Jie ShenThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the historical development and characteristics of labour disputes in China, including their growth, collective disputes, regional…
Crafting management history
Robert GrattanManagement history is written for various reasons, such as describing company developments and the growth of the theories of management, and is part of the generic historical…
Management history in other places
David LamondThis paper has been written to promote a multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary approach to the themes of management and business, especially in the exploration of the history of…
ISSN:
1751-1348Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Bradley Bowden
- Jeffrey Muldoon