A Longitudinal Analysis of Technical and Organizational Uncertainty in Management Theory
研究了1879-1932年间管理领域不确定性论述的兴起，基于《美国机械师》和《工程杂志》的原始数据，发现专业职业化和劳工动荡是主要驱动因素，对当代组织理论有启示。
This study examines the rise of discourse on uncertainty in management during th period 1879-1932. It offers quantitative empirical analyses that are based on primary data collected from the American Machinist and the Engineering Magazine, the central sources of documentation on management during this period. The research provides a critical interpretation of the emergence of uncertainty discourse by linking it to professional, cultural and social forces. The empirical findings lend strong empirical support for the `professionalization' and the `labour unrest' arguments. The implications for contemporary organization theory are discussed.