First published in 1998. This volume compiles the autobiographies of the management discipline´s most distinguished laureates. Prior to this publication, the available management literature provided little insight into the personal and intellectual lives - the frustrations as well as the triumphs - of the individuals in the management discipline. Although such understanding could be conveyed in many forms, perhaps the most intimate and fascinating of these for gaining behind-the-scenes insights is the autobiography. Thus, the autobiographies in this volume, as in the five companion volumes, offer the reader not only a glimpse of the subjective determinants and personal experiences of the management discipline´s most distinguished laureates, but also a deeper understanding of what management is and what it is becoming. The various accounts reflect a diversity of approaches, interests, and experiences.
Preface Arthur G. Bedeian; 1. And Fate Walked In Arthur G. Bedeian 2. Managerialism: The Management of Human Knowledge C. West Churchman 3. A Surprised Academic: Learning from Others While Walking on Thin Ice David J. Hickson 4. The Life and Times of a Perennial Student Thomas A. Mahoney 5. Catching Reality in Flight Andrew M. Pettigrew 6. Having the Bubble Karlene H. Roberts 7. Getting to See What´s Out There Wickham Skinner; Appendix; Index
First published in 1998. This volume compiles the autobiographies of the management discipline´s most distinguished laureates. The autobiographies in this volume offer the reader a glimpse of the subjective determinants and personal experiences of the management discipline´s most distinguished laureates.
