Author:
Jain Ajay K.,Sullivan Sherry
Abstract
Purpose
– This study aims to provide a literature review of the 56 articles published in the Journal of Management History (JMH) from 2000 to 2004.
Design/methodology/approach
– The authors conducted a thematic analysis using the categories of person, topic or event to classify articles as well as a citation analysis using Google Scholar.
Findings
– The number of articles published from 2000 to 2004 was almost 50 per cent fewer than published in the previous five years, and citation rates were lower.
Originality/value
– Results suggest that high-quality articles focused on persons or topics are more likely to be published in the JMH.
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science,General Business, Management and Accounting
Reference67 articles.
1. Albach, H.
and
Bloch, B.
(2000), “Management as a science: emerging trends in economic and managerial theory”,
Journal of Management History
, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 138-157.
2. Bix, A.S.
(2000), “Progress shadowed by human waste: the Women’s Bureau films scientific management”,
Journal of Management History
, Vol. 6 No. 8, pp. 361-375.
3. Booth, C.
(2003), “Does history matter in strategy? The possibilities and problems of counterfactual analysis”,
Journal of Management History
, Vol. 41 No. 1, pp. 96-104.
4. Bowman, J.S.
and
Wittmer, D.L.
(2000), “The unfashionable Drucker: ethical and quality chic”,
Journal of Management History
, Vol. 6 No. 1, pp. 13-29.
5. Buchan, P.
(2003), “The emergence of the technostructure: lessons from the East India Company 1713-1836”,
Journal of Management History
, Vol. 41 No. 1, pp. 105-116.