Journal of Management History: Volume 26 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Leon Prieto, Simone T.A. Phipps

Igbo management philosophy: a key for success in Africa

J. Kalu Osiri

This paper aims to present the Igbo management philosophy as having the potential to bring about success in Africa and propose a framework that comprises a set of values and three…

Challenging racialized institutions: A history of black and minority ethnic housing associations in England between 1948 and 2018

Neil Stott, Michelle Fava

This paper aims to review the history of black and minority ethnic housing associations in England since the arrival of Commonwealth migrants.

Activist identity construction of Madam C.J. Walker

Md. Kamrul Hasan, Mario Joseph Hayek, Wallace A. Williams, Jr, Stephanie Pane-Haden, Maria Paula Martinez Gelvez

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, this paper seeks to formalize a definition of activist entrepreneurship and differentiate it from social entrepreneurship. Second…

African American women leadership across contexts: Examining the internal traits and external factors on women leaders’ perceptions of empowerment

Shannon Sales, Monica Galloway Burke, Colin Cannonier

This paper aims to examine women leaders from diverse career backgrounds and ethnicities to discover their perspectives of their leadership roles and empowerment to determine…

Legitimizing black businesses: three examples from the Civil War to civil rights

Keith Hollingsworth

In “Reinventing Entrepreneurial History,” Wadhwani and Lubinski (2017) encourage the study of legitimacy, the sense that a new organization or venture “belongs” to, or fits…

Cooperative advantage during the pioneer movement west: The lessons of Nicodemus, Kansas for modern black communities

Robert Lloyd, Daniel Mertens, Ashley Adams, Christianna Pruden, Angela Bates

The purpose of this paper is to establish a supported and validated reference point for understanding how Nicodemus, Kansas warrants significant inclusion in both the history of…