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 – Political reorganizations like that of the national performance review in the USA fundamentally alter hierarchical relations within public agencies. This paper includes a set of formal exercises to examine two logical consequences of reinvention: the increased likelihood of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Frederick Taylor's achievement as the originator of a science of work provided a theoretical foundation for first generation academic management programs in the Progressive era. The paper aims to show the implications of this match for...

Purpose – Histories of American public administration during the Progressive era (1890‐1920) tend to highlight the positive contributions of its major founders, skimming lightly over nativist, anti‐democratic and racial writings. The purpose of this paper is to broaden the given narrative...

Purpose – With their focus on private companies, histories of personnel management and human resource management have neglected the much earlier development of these practices in public sector organisations. The purpose of this paper is to examine the origins and development of modern...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the early direction and maturation of the Journal of Management History (JOMH) , evaluate the lasting impact of this primary work and identify implications of findings of this paper for future developments in the study of management history....

Purpose This paper takes a long-term view of how the US public and private sectors have been viewed in relation to each other. It notes that since the time of approximately the Nixon Administration, each sector has not been viewed favourably by the public. Over the past 40 years, the private...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical model to study the impact of corruption on money laundering. Design/methodology/approach – The relationship between corruption and money laundering has been modelled by using differential games. Findings – The authors' model...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of Nigerian anti‐corruption provisions targeted at curbing corruption by public officers. Design/methodology/approach – This paper examines relevant provisions of the code of conduct for public officers in the Constitution of...