Purpose This research aims to compare the contributions of two authors and practitioners from the 1920s whose work was, to a certain extent, at odds with the dominant scientific management approach of the period. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, a comparative textual analysis of texts...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to highlight the way Mary P. Follett's ideas on management have emerged. Design/methodology/approach – The research explores the different opportunities Mary P. Follett has regarding management issues. It also analyses Follett's way of reasoning in some of...