Browsing Handelshøyskolen BI by Journals "Management & Organizational History"
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Creating the new executive: postwar executive education and socialization into the managerial elite
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper explores the development of executive education in the US from 1945 to around 1970, and its function in developing potential top executives’ cultural, symbolic, and social capital. The paper shows that postwar ... -
Engineering way lost: Norwegian engineers’ reactions to challenges from Americanization and industrial democracy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article investigates how the Norwegian Engineering Association responded to challenges from Americanization and industrial democracy in the period from 1945 to 1980. This period was the heydays of the engineering way ... -
Making managers: a fresh look
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The idea that institutions at university level should engage in offering courses and programs to prepare people for administrative and managerial positions in commerce and business originally emerged in parallel in several ...