Journal of Management History: Volume 28 Issue 2

Editorial

Bradley Bowden, Jeff Muldoon

Towards advancing African management scholarship

Kevin Ibeh, Joseph Ebot Eyong, Kenneth Amaeshi

This paper aims to address the main arguments put forward in Grietjie Verhoef’s article and contribute to a wider debate among management scholars on the role of indigenous…

Patent management and the globalization of firms: the case of Siemens (1890–1945)

Pierre-Yves Donzé, Shigehiro Nishimura

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how multinational enterprises have historically managed global patenting and to what extent the localization of patent management has…

Technology, market change and the privatisation of communications in Britain

Edward A. Smith

What are the trade-offs between public and private ownership in the business and how does this impact industries responsible for providing and offering services on critical…

“Physics envy” in organisation studies: the case of James G. March

Jean-Etienne Joullié, Robert Spillane

This article aims to propose a critical review of James G. March’s research in and particular its consistency with its epistemological and psychological underpinnings.

Accounting controls at the Society of Jesus – 1646 to 2005

Martin Quinn, João Oliveira, Alicia Santidrián

This paper aims to detail the evolution of accounting controls conveyed as written rules at the Society of Jesus from the middle of the 17th century to the present day.

The diffusion of management fads: a popularization perspective

Irene Pollach

This paper aims to investigate the transience of management fads in the academic and the practitioner-oriented communities to shed light on their roles in the diffusion of fads.

Performing intersectional identity work over time: the historic case of Viola Turner

Madison Portie-Williamson, David R. Marshall, Milorad M. Novicevic, Albert J. Mills, Caleb W. Lugar

This study aims to analyze the exemplary historic case of Ms Viola Turner – an African-American insurance executive in the early 1900s to gain insights into how individuals…