... and Duberley, 2000). Problems associated with positivism as a philosophy of science have been extensively documented (Popper, 2002), but an exploration of these matters expands beyond the scope of the present argument. Difficulties concerning the application of positivism’s epistemology to management...

...Steven Segal; Kyle Bruce Purpose The purpose of this paper is to disclose new pathways for research and for understanding the relationship between management, philosophy and history. Design/methodology/approach Textual exegesis of the key protagonists in terms of a critical explanation...

... of capitalism and the role of the business corporation. There is a case that the quality and performance of managers, crucial to the success of organization, may be linked to having an educated imagination. Hannah Arendt's (1982)  Lectures on Kant's Political Philosophy, namely her interpretation...

... greater clarity, poignancy, and relevance when contextualized within his personal philosophy. This foundation humanizes his phenomenal contributions, and increases respect for a man who exemplified what he preached. Originality/value Presenting Drucker as a pragmatist alone devalues his overall...

... the interrelated nature of philosophical ethics with business and he also recognized the limitations of appropriating ethics to one discipline. For this reason, the content of this paper is focused on philosophy‐based ethics as it relates to business and the work of Peter F. Drucker. In 1981 Drucker...

... a means for better understanding the contributions of a key work in management, with implications that extend to its overall study. The importance of the philosophy to Simon's arguments is not the subject of his disputes with others, nor does it appear to be a contentious issue among those commenting...