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The role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research : A case study of Henry Wallace and the new deal (2020)
Hartt, C., Mills, A., & Mills, J. H. (2020). The role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research : A case study of Henry Wallace and the new deal. Journal of Management History, 26, 60-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMH-01-2019-0004
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Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Hartt, Chirstopher; Mills, Albert; Mills, Jean Helms
Lehti tai sarja: Journal of Management History
ISSN: 1751-1348
eISSN: 1758-7751
Julkaisuvuosi: 2020
Volyymi: 26
Artikkelin sivunumerot: 60-76
Kustantaja: Emerald
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMH-01-2019-0004
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Tiivistelmä
Purpose: This paper aims to study the role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research through a case study of the trajectory of the New Deal as one of the foremost institutions in the USA since its inception in the early 1930s. Design/methodology/approach: The authors follow the trajectory of the New Deal through a focus on Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Drawing on ANTi-History, the authors view history as a powerful discourse for organizing understandings of the past and non-corporeal Actants as a key influence on making sense of (past) events. Findings: The authors conclude that non-corporeal Actants influence the shaping of management and organization studies that serve paradoxically to obfuscate history and its relationship to the past. Research limitations/implications: The authors drew on a series of published studies of Henry Wallace and archival material in the Roosevelt Library, but the study would benefit from an in-depth analysis of the Wallace archives. Practical implications: The authors reveal the influences of non-corporeal Actants as a method for dealing with the past. The authors do this through the use of ANTi-History as a method of historical analysis. Social implications: The past is an important source of understanding of the present and future; this innovative approach increases the potential to understand. Originality/value: Decisions are often black boxes. Non-Corporeal Actants are a new tool with which to see the underlying inputs of choice.
YSO-asiasanat: taloushistoria; talouspolitiikka; legitimiteetti; toimijaverkkoteoria
Vapaat asiasanat: Wallace, Henry A.; Yhdysvallat
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Raportointivuosi: 2020
JUFO-taso: 1
