Journal of Management History: Volume 13 Issue 3

Discerning a mentor's role: The influence of Fritz Machlup on Edith Penrose and The Theory of the Growth of the Firm

Carol Matheson Connell

The central focus of this paper is the mentorship relationship of economist Fritz Machlup and his graduate student Edith Penrose, and specifically how that relationship…

Florence Nightingale: nineteenth century apostle of quality

Brad C. Meyer, Debra S. Bishop

Florence Nightingale has long been known for her contributions to the nursing field, but her pioneering work in quality management has gone virtually undiscussed. This paper…

The development history and philosophical sources of Herbert Simon's Administrative Behavior

Gerry Kerr

To examine the impact of the philosophical sources on Herbert Simon's Administrative Behavior, a central work in the management canon.

The industrial revolution and beyond: Two hundred years of entrepreneurship and “dis‐entrepreneurship” in a small Scottish town

Benson Honig, Elizabeth Leslie Black

To examine empirically a previously overlooked aspect of entrepreneurship: community “dis‐entrepreneurship”. Through the lens of political and historical theory, the authors…