Rhetorical history has emerged as a useful theoretical construct that bridges the long
recognized gap between historical and organizational scholarship. Despite its growing …

This paper provides an overview and discussion of the rapidly growing literature on
organizational memory studies (OMS). We define OMS as an inquiry into the ways that …

Long-established family firms are endowed with a bundle of beliefs and practices that
constitute their tradition. However, to remain competitive, they need to renew their products …

Abstract Research Summary The capacity to manage history is an important but
undertheorized component of dynamic capabilities. We argue that the capacity to manage …

This research commentary introduces historical consciousness to studying organizational
change. Most theories of organizational change contain within them implicit assumptions …

Research on the “uses of the past” in organizations and organizing is flourishing. This
introduction reviews this approach to integrating history into organization studies and …

Drawing on interviews, archival material, and observation, this article investigates how and
why, on two different occasions, actors at the Carlsberg Group headquartered in Denmark …

With the unprecedented rise in the use of visuals, and its undeniable omnipresence in
organizational contexts, as well as in the individual's everyday life, organization and …

Our purpose in this editorial is to draw attention to the powerful but undertheorized role
played by traditions in family businesses. Our core argument is that traditions are the …

The historic turn in organization studies has led to greater appreciation of the potential
contribution from historical research. However, there is increasing emphasis on integrating …