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| Author: | Larsen, B. |
| Title: | German organization and leadership theory stable trends and flexible adaptation |
| Journal: | Scandinavian Journal of Management
2003 : MAR, VOL. 19:1, p. 103-133 |
| Index terms: | Management Leadership Organizations Theories Literature History Germany USA |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The production, diffusion and adoption of management theory comprise an active field of study today. Most studies, however, are based on American material. This article compares German organization and leadership literature (hereafter as: litr.) btw. the 1920s and the 1950s to the equivalent American litr. It is shown that the long trends and the basic ideational content are similar in the two countries. Minor differences include a different balance btw. what this study calls the organic and the mechanistic paradigms and an authoritative and a speculative bent in the German material. The possible reasons for similarities and differences btw. the American and German material (here as: matr.) are discussed. The study of the German matr. also demonstrates great flexibility on the part of the researchers in adapting to changing political conditions with the help of reframing of arguments and editorial labeling. |
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