Journal of Management History (Archive): Volume 5 Issue 7

The managerial principles behind guild craftsmanship

Francis W. Wolek

The craft guilds of old are prototypes for the legend of European craftsmanship. This paper discusses three managerial principles used by the guilds: regulation, standards of…

What we do not know about management history: Some categories of research and methods to uncover management history mysteries

Charles D. Wrege, Regina A. Greenwood, Sakae Hata

Management history contains many unsolved mysteries. In this paper four categories of mysteries are discussed, along with methodologies that have proved useful in solving such…