Management thought and practice in 1920s China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6043718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter E Hamilton (Lingnan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1822-1842 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2024.2326170 |
| OpenAlex | W4393043899 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 37 |
This article significantly revises our understanding of ‘scientific management’ in 1920s China. First introduced in 1911 via transpacific networks, scientific management gained traction among Chinese elites of the 1920s as a method of both national industrialisation and social change in line with the May Fourth spirit of ‘Mr. Science’ and ‘Mr. Democracy’. As such, Chinese discourse re-interpreted Taylorism as a capacious but progressive tool to encourage the ‘scientific spirit’ among ordinary Chinese. Industrialists around greater Shanghai engaged with these re-interpretations and more of their firms experimented with these ideas than previously thought. Yet, they did so in diverse ways that reflected managers’ layered commercial, political, and intellectual motivations
Business · Business history · China · Economics · Management · Political science · Global and Cross-Cultural Management · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Management Theory and Practice
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |