Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to chronicle the study of deviant behavior aimed at the organization, or CWB‐O, from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the present day. Design/methodology/approach – Counterproductive work behaviors that have been documented and studied since...

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 – The purpose of this paper was to identify examples of management lore currently in the organizational sciences. Design/methodology/approach – The authors deliberated and developed a series of examples of management lore in the organizational sciences and surveyed management...

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a review of the reinstitution of the Journal of Management History (JMH) following its five-year merger with Management Decision . In this review, the final issue of the merger in 2005 is examined through the four volumes of JMH that were published after...

Organizations today own little slack, and they must very carefully manage their resources. In this article, we describe an omnipresent, yet often ignored resource utilization problem whereby some workers abandon certain responsibilities and use the freed-up time to pursue personal interests such...

This paper discusses the role that customers play as human resources in service‐based organizations. These involve situations where a customer replaces a more traditional employee (ATMs, self‐serve gas stations), or situations where the customer serves as a strategic partner by providing...

The core competency of an organization is a unique signature composed of tangible and intangible assets that are used to differentiate a company from its competitors. As organization has moved into the global marketplace, many have attempted to simply extend their domestic core competency to...

The acceptance of 'others' in an organization can be a long and protracted process that can take years. Seldom is there a smooth assimilation into the corporate ranks for outsiders. Given the increasing number of inpatriate managers arriving in the domestic organizations of many global...