Historical female management theorists : Frances Perkins, Hallie Flanagan, Madeleine Parent, Viola Desmond

• Main Author: Williams, Kristin S. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
• Series: Critical management studies (Series)
• Subjects: Women executives > History.; Leadership in women > History.; Businesswomen > History.; Perkins, Frances, > 1880-1965.; Flanagan, Hallie, > 1890-1969.; Parent, Madeleine, > 1918-2012.; Desmond, Viola, > 1914-1965.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781801173926
• DOI: 10.1108/9781801173902
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (236 pages).

Persuasively arguing for the inclusion of overlooked female figures whilst simultaneously bridging feminist theory and critical historiography, Historical Female Management Theorists features four literary non-fiction, fictitious conversations with historic female proto-management theorists from Canada and the United States: Frances Perkins (1880-1965), Hallie Flanagan (1890-1969), Madeleine Parent (1918-2012), and Viola Desmond (1914-1965). These women have been noted for their contributions in various fields, however their accomplishments and lessons have largely been overlooked by management and organizational history. A variety of archival, biographical and media sources are combined with Williams's own sense-making and learnings to stitch together a believable, but fictional encounter, introducing a method for feminist historical inquiry - ficto-feminism. A blend of auto-ethnography, collective biography and fictocriticism, this new method explores mechanisms to enact personal agency in subject and writer, featuring a novel narrative, storytelling style inspired by fictional writing. Historical Female Management Theorists is essential reading for both feminist scholars and management historians.