Journal of Management History: Volume 15 Issue 2

Entrepreneurship theory and the poverty of historicism

Patrick J. Murphy

The author applies methodological concepts from The Poverty of Historicism to contemporary research in the area of entrepreneurship. This paper aims to explain why current…

Louis J. DeLamarter: can he save a dying industry?

Regina A. Greenwood, Charles D. Wrege, Peter J. Gordon, John Joos

This paper aims to acquaint readers with Louis J. DeLamarter and the innovative strategies he used to extend the profitability of the street railway in the USA.

The Entente in World War I: a case study in strategy formulation in an alliance

Robert Grattan

The purpose of this paper is to stimulate thought on the management of business alliances by considering the mismanagement of relationships between the allies, particularly France…

Groupthink and France's defeat in the 1940 campaign

David Ahlstrom, Linda C. Wang

France's defeat by Germany in 1940 is one of the most shocking events in the annals of military history. Explanations for France's defeat have traditionally focused on battlefield…

“Ye shall know them by their fruits”: American workplace evangelization and the continental European jurisprudence origins of Japanese management practice

Charles T. Tackney

This paper aims to report the continental European jurisprudence origins and Roman Catholic social teaching parallels of post‐World War II Japanese industrial relations practices…

The Gilbreths' quality system stands the test of time

Fariss‐Terry Mousa, David J. Lemak

This paper aims to discuss the work of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and how it is still a fundamental part of business in the twenty‐first century. It is also proposed that the…

The Übermensch meets the “One Best Way”: Barbara S. Burks, the Gilbreth family, and the eugenics movement

Arthur G. Bedeian, Shannon G. Taylor

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the eugenic beliefs of behavioral geneticist Barbara S. Burks and scientific‐management pioneers B. Frank and Lillian M. Moeller…

Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era

David Lamond

Special issue on celebrating the lives and works of the management pioneers

Editorial

David Lamond