Against amnesia : French speaking administrative sciences from Saint-Simon to the present day / Jean-François Chanlat (professor emeritus, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, France, affiliate professor, HEC-Montréal, Canada and guest professor, Université de Rennes, France, recipient of the IFSAM (International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management) award for exceptional service to the management field worldwide, 2022, EURAM distinguished fellow, member of the board of la Société Française de Management).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chanlat, Jean-François, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management--History.

Management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"Against Amnesia provides a personal perspective on the French-speaking tradition in administrative sciences. Exploring the evolution of the field, Jean-François Chanlat highlights the originality, influence and challenges that have emerged in the context of globalisation and the Anthropocene. Chapters evaluate the first reflections from the 19th century by great figures (such as Saint-Simon, Comte, Fourier, Proudhon, Courcelle-Seneuil & Leplay), tracing how they shaped the classics of the early 20th century such as Le ChaÌ‚telier, the introducer of Taylorism in France and Henri Fayol, the 'father' of administrative theory. Chanlat then analyses French industrialists, such as André Citroe̘n and Louis Renault, the French Fords, Charles Gide, the father of social economy thinking, Simone Weil, the philosopher of work, and the main currents that emerged after the Second World War, contextualising the nature and influence of contemporary French research. He also assesses the emergence of contemporary French language studies across the disciplines of sociology, psycho-sociology, economics and technology. The book seeks to develop a broad culture in the social sciences and encourage a multilingualism scholarship. This important and unique book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of business and management, organization studies and sociology. It will also benefit researchers and business consultants looking to globalise their knowledge of administrative sciences and to discover or rediscover the richness of the French speaking tradition in organization and administrative sciences"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: The Emergence Of A Field (1800-1940)

1. The Forerunners: Saint-Simon, Comte, Fourier, Proudhon, Courcelle-Seneuil and Frédéric Le Play

2. The classics (1900-1945)

Part II: The Institutionalisation Of Organisational And Management Studies In A Context Of Reconstruction And The Cold War

3. The Marshall Plan, The French productivity missions and the discovery of American-style management

4. The emergence of contemporary French language research in the fields of work, organization and business studies (1950-1980)

5. The institutionalisation of administrative sciences in the French- speaking world

Part III: French Speaking Organisational Analysis And Administrative Sciences: Originality, Influence, And Contemporary Challenges

6. The originality of the French-speaking field

7. Contemporary challenges in French-language administrative sciences Conclusion to Against Amnesia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781049400259 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.