ABSTRACT

The first half of the twentieth century saw the emergence of a variety of management ideas and various schools of thought that occurred during this time. While there are commonalities, these schools are far from absolute. They often intertwine and use different terminology making distinctions difficult. To better understand how management thought developed, 27 management books from well-known authors published between 1903 and 1949 were analyzed using text analysis and quantitative techniques. A plot showing the semantic similarity among the books was produced. Inspection of the plot revealed seven groups of books: Scientific Management I, Scientific Management II, Psychology, Labor Relations and Personnel, Human Relations, Social Organization, and Administration. The plot also showed a progression over time with the earliest books taking a mechanistic task and worker-level perspective. Later authors expanded this to consider group-dynamics, psychology, sociology, structural aspects of organization, and the functions of management and general management as a whole. Each book and author is described providing an understanding of its location in the plot and the relationship with others. This is the first study to apply quantitative text analysis techniques to early management writings and to simultaneously examine so many books and authors.

摘要

二十世纪上半叶，出现了各种管理思想和各种学派。虽然有共同点，但这些学校远非绝对的。它们经常交织在一起并使用不同的术语，使区分变得困难。为了更好地理解管理思想是如何发展的，我们使用文本分析和定量技术分析了 1903 年至 1949 年间出版的知名作者的 27 部管理书籍。生成了显示书籍之间语义相似性的图。对情节的检查发现了七组书籍：科学管理I、科学管理II、心理学、劳动关系与人事、人际关系、社会组织和管理。该情节还显示了随着时间的推移，最早的书籍采用机械任务和工人层面的观点。后来的作者将其扩展到考虑群体动力学、心理学、社会学、组织的结构方面以及管理和一般管理的整体功能。每本书和作者都有描述，以了解其在情节中的位置以及与其他人的关系。这是第一项将定量文本分析技术应用于早期管理著作并同时检查如此多的书籍和作者的研究。每本书和作者都有描述，以了解其在情节中的位置以及与其他人的关系。这是第一项将定量文本分析技术应用于早期管理著作并同时检查如此多的书籍和作者的研究。每本书和作者都有描述，以了解其在情节中的位置以及与其他人的关系。这是第一项将定量文本分析技术应用于早期管理著作并同时检查如此多的书籍和作者的研究。