Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal something about a turn that occurred in Canadian management from the 1960s to 1980s through an empirical analysis of three different archival research sources. It considers three sub-themes that collectively help to reveal empirically major changes in management identity that happened in Canada from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. Design/methodology/approach This paper is divided into several sub-sections and uses social history methodology, although it is principally intended to be an empirical analysis. The rationale for selecting three specific sources and how they relate to each other is discussed. The sources are different in terms of form and periodization, yet they collectively provide coherent insights into the management experience in Canada from the 1960s to 1980s. Findings As a methodology paper, this analysis reveals the unique nature of archival sources that are not often found in management history and also shows how they relate to each other. Research limitations/implications This paper may seem specific to Canadian management history, but it is intended to present sources and methodology that are applicable regardless of locale. Originality/value This paper seeks to present the value of using new methodologies in the study of management history and, while building on existing literature, it helps to reveal the complexity of the management experience in important decades in post-Second World War Canada.

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通过档案资源寻找加拿大管理的转变

目的 本文的目的是通过对三个不同档案研究来源的实证分析，揭示加拿大管理从 1960 年代到 1980 年代发生的转变。它考虑了三个子主题，它们共同有助于揭示从 1960 年代末到 1980 年代初在加拿大发生的管理身份的重大变化。设计/方法论/途径 本文分为几个小节并使用社会历史方法论，尽管它主要是为了进行实证分析。讨论了选择三个特定来源的基本原理以及它们如何相互关联。来源在形式和周期方面各不相同，但它们共同为加拿大从 1960 年代到 1980 年代的管理经验提供了连贯的见解。结果 作为一篇方法论论文，该分析揭示了管理历史中不常见的档案资源的独特性质，并显示了它们之间的关系。研究限制/影响 本文可能看起来特定于加拿大管理历史，但它旨在提供适用于任何地区的来源和方法。原创性/价值 本文旨在展示在管理历史研究中使用新方法的价值，并在以现有文献为基础的同时，有助于揭示二战后加拿大重要几十年管理经验的复杂性。研究限制/影响 本文可能看起来特定于加拿大管理历史，但它旨在提供适用于任何地区的来源和方法。原创性/价值 本文旨在展示在管理历史研究中使用新方法的价值，并在以现有文献为基础的同时，有助于揭示二战后加拿大重要几十年管理经验的复杂性。研究限制/影响 本文可能看起来特定于加拿大管理历史，但它旨在提供适用于任何地区的来源和方法。原创性/价值 本文旨在展示在管理历史研究中使用新方法的价值，并在以现有文献为基础的同时，有助于揭示二战后加拿大重要几十年管理经验的复杂性。