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“Stubborn things: evidence, postmodernism and the craft of history.”

“Stubborn things: evidence, postmodernism and the craft of history.” PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the recent book A New History of Management (NHM) and to discuss the strengths and limitations of the book versus traditional management history as practiced by Wren and Bedeian.Design/methodology/approachI analyze NHM by looking at the evidence presented in the book versus the historical record.FindingsAlthough there are some strengths to NHM, the scholars often fail to address the larger historical evidence, which reduces the value of their work.Originality/valueThe value is to start a discussion of the nature of management history by discussing traditional versus postmodern history. Hopefully, the authors can commence with a dialogue to further historical research. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Management History Emerald Publishing

“Stubborn things: evidence, postmodernism and the craft of history.”

Journal of Management History , Volume 25 (1): 12 – Jan 14, 2019

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1751-1348
DOI
10.1108/JMH-09-2018-0046
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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the recent book A New History of Management (NHM) and to discuss the strengths and limitations of the book versus traditional management history as practiced by Wren and Bedeian.Design/methodology/approachI analyze NHM by looking at the evidence presented in the book versus the historical record.FindingsAlthough there are some strengths to NHM, the scholars often fail to address the larger historical evidence, which reduces the value of their work.Originality/valueThe value is to start a discussion of the nature of management history by discussing traditional versus postmodern history. Hopefully, the authors can commence with a dialogue to further historical research.

Journal

Journal of Management HistoryEmerald Publishing

Published: Jan 14, 2019

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