1st Edition

Management Laureates A Collection of Autobiographical Essays (Volume 6)

Edited By Arthur G. Bedeian Copyright 2002
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 2002. This volume compiles the autobiographies of the management discipline’s most distinguished laureates. Prior to this publication, the available management literature provided little insight into the personal and intellectual lives - the frustrations as well as the triumphs - of the individuals in the management discipline. Although such understanding could be conveyed in... Read more

List of Contributors;  Preface Arthur G. Bedeian;  1. Mix Context and Choice, and Add a Large Dose of Serendipity John Child  2. "It’s All About LMXs, Stupid": Collect High-Quality Data, Follow It, Trust LMXs and Always Seek Serendipity George B. Graen  3. Strategies Without a Plan: An Academic Life Considered Donald C. Hambrick  4. Riding into the Sunset on a Thoroughbred Michael A. Hitt  5. Born to be an Editor: Tales of a Right Brain, Defrocked Engineer James G. Hunt  6. Celebrating Work: A Job Unfinished Thomas A. Kochan  7. Finding Myself in the Right Place at the Right Time, But Not Always Richard T. Mowday  8. Stumbling into Organizational Behaviour Greg R. Oldman;  Appendix;  Name Index

Biography

Arthur G. Bedeian