... Philosophy Management Theory When Mary Parker Follett published The New State in 1918, she challenged the prevailing political thought of the era by charging that the true man existed only his connectedness to the world around him[1]; that the self, was actually defined by its...

...Ellen S. O’Connor This paper describes Follett’s contribution to management theory in relationship to the political events and intellectual currents of her time and her unique inter‐relating of philosophy, political theory and management theory. After World War I, both a physical...

... Business Philosophy Keywords Management history, Government, Business, Philosophy Abstract The authors review Peter Drucker’s writings, framing them within the context of his formative years. Moving to an analysis of the lens through which he views business...

... that rationality has to be conceived as trimorphic, the commentary then illustrates the substantive limitations for each form. Keywords Epistemology, Management studies, Philosophy Abstract As well as explaining the basis for, and linking the thematic structure of the contributions to, the Journal...

..., economic self interest, and irrationality will be the eventual undoing of modern organization. Organizational scepticism is now so pervasive that it should be treated as an integral part of the field. © MCB UP Limited 1998 History Organizational theory Philosophy 1956 was a significant...

... base. We propose an important initial step toward achieving a more sympathetic capitalism, the “No‐Harm Proviso”, and briefly speculate on its implementation. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Globalization Management history Moral responsibility Philosophy We each live in a nation and a world...

...William B. Wolf Presents anecdotes in the development of aspects of the field of management, relating to Lawrence J. Henderson, Chester I. Barnard, Peter Drucker, Kurt Lewin and J.B. Rhine. These suggest that history needs to be viewed in a hermeneutical philosophy where it is seen as presenting...