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 or interpretation of text....

Contents: 1. Introduction to the handbook of research on management and organizational history: The hotly contested present state of management and organizational history / Kyle Bruce -- Part I: Classic foundations -- 2. Thinking differently about adam smith's legacy for management studies /...