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TY - JOUR
T1 - Constructing ‘the history of strategic management’
T2 - a critical analysis of the academic discourse
AU - Thomas, Pete
AU - Wilson, John
AU - Leeds, Owen
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - The development of the strategic management field has been outlined in many ‘histories’ in recent years. This article analyses a sample of those histories using a Critical Discourse Analysis framework in order to understand how they are constructed, what common textual features they exhibit and what effects they may have on the future development of the field. Our analysis shows a neglect of historiographic method in the construction of the histories and a tendency to present the field as progressing in a teleological, evolutionary fashion. We suggest that the histories are constructed in order to support the continuing development of the field and to secure its demarcation from other fields, and that this may demonstrate a degree of self-interest on the part of strategy scholars.
AB - The development of the strategic management field has been outlined in many ‘histories’ in recent years. This article analyses a sample of those histories using a Critical Discourse Analysis framework in order to understand how they are constructed, what common textual features they exhibit and what effects they may have on the future development of the field. Our analysis shows a neglect of historiographic method in the construction of the histories and a tendency to present the field as progressing in a teleological, evolutionary fashion. We suggest that the histories are constructed in order to support the continuing development of the field and to secure its demarcation from other fields, and that this may demonstrate a degree of self-interest on the part of strategy scholars.
KW - strategic management
KW - history
KW - discourse
KW - social consruction
U2 - 10.1080/00076791.2013.838039
DO - 10.1080/00076791.2013.838039
M3 - Journal article
VL - 55
SP - 1119
EP - 1142
JO - Business History
JF - Business History
SN - 0007-6791
IS - 7
ER -