Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the historical origins of consumer well‐being as well as the factors that shaped its evolution. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a review of original publications that highlight classic views of consumer well‐being,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how 1940s and 1950s motivation research laid the foundations of present day consumer behavior as a discipline. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses standard historical methodology – heavy reliance upon primary sources, avoidance of...

Purpose – This paper aims to trace the evolution of the theory and practice of valuation of real estate interests. Using a historical perspective, especially in the context of recent events, it identifies an emerging unification of thought and application that has important implications for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the sharp increase in academic patenting over the past 20 years and to raise important issues regarding the generation and diffusion of academic knowledge. Three key questions may be raised in this respect: What is behind the surge in academic...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is twofold: on the one hand, it discusses first the notion of istituto as it has been developed by Gino Zappa within the Italian research tradition known as economia aziendale . It then proposes a critical comparison between the historical institutional...

Purpose – This paper aims to look at the past development and potential of the Rhenish capitalist governance “model”. The paper aims to discuss the origins and nature of the model. The main focus is on the model's in crisis and its specific role within the transformation processes of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make a specific attempt of historicizing outstanding academic leadership in the field of management history. Design/methodology/approach – By using the biographical method and applying it to the material contained in Hodgetts's video interview of...

Purpose – The paper aims to describe the career and contributions of Joseph Scanlon in gaining labor‐management cooperation through employee participation and sharing the gains from cost savings. Design/methodology/approach – The paper makes use of archives and unpublished sources;...

Purpose – To consider anew the classic debate between Herman Finer and Carl Friedrich in the history of public administration that has shaped both the theory and practice of government since the 1940s in much of the Western world, and in other parts of the world influenced by the Western...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to employ the concepts of the general management of innovation to help explain the extraordinary inventiveness of the Shaker religious community. Design/methodology/approach – Utilizing historical accounts of Shaker philosophy and practice, the paper...