A faustian bargain? The growth of management and its relationship with related disciplines

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Agarwal, Rajshree; Hoetker, Glenn
• 署名单位: University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 1304-1322
• 关键词: FIRM SURVIVAL; ECONOMICS; entry; capabilities; producers; EVOLUTION

摘要

In an effort to respond to concerns regarding academic rigor expressed in the 1950s, management researchers turned to more established disciplines to help develop a stronger intellectual climate. We examine the evolution of management research over the past 25 years, with a focus on its relationship with the related disciplines of economics, psychology, and sociology. Using citation data for all Academy of Management Journal articles published between 1980 and 2005, we document the temporal changes in disciplinary interlinkages. We discuss the implications of these findings for the current and future state of our field.