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  • 1.  Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

    Posted 01-29-2010 15:56
    Greetings Kevin:

    Perhaps, William Foote Whyte's book, Organizational Behaviour (1961), was the first OB book.  Examining the first text book would provide some narrative. 

    Similarly, examining the Handbook of Organizational Behavior edited by Jay Lorsch (1987), and the Lawrence, Barnes, & Lorsch (1976)
    edited Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and  Readings could also throw some light on the field of OB.

    Good luck.

    Bhawuk
    Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
    Professor of Management and
    Culture and Community Psychology
    Shidler College of Business
    University of Hawai`i, Manoa
    2404 Maile Way
    Honolulu, HI 96822
    Tel: work: (808) 956 8732
         Home: (808) 955 2052
    FAX:       (808) 956 2774
    e-mail: Bhawuk@hawaii.edu
            bhawukp001@hawaii.rr.com



    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Kevin Corley <Kevin.Corley@ASU.EDU>
    Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:40 am
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU

    > Hi everyone. I'm checking to see if anyone knows of a narrative
    > history of the OB field - something suitable for introducing new
    > doctoral students to the early years of OB research and the
    > origins of our discipline. I have found tidbits of that history
    > in various places, but no single narrative that captures the
    > progression across the years (important people, events, and
    > theories, but doesn't delve into the theories themselves).
    >
    > Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
    >
    > Kevin Corley
    > kcorley@asu.edu


  • 2.  Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

    Posted 01-29-2010 20:02

    Hi Kevin

     

    Intriguing question. I did a search for "organizational behavior" in SSCI.  The earliest usage of the term is a series of articles in Educational and Psychological Measurement (1955) by High, Goldberg, and Comrey that refer to "Factored dimensions of organizational-behavior".  Possibly more interesting is a 1958 ASQ piece by political scientist Robert V. Presthus (1917-2003) titled "Toward a theory of organizational behavior".

     

    Presthus's ASQ articles is referred to by van Heller Gilmer (1960) in an early Annual Review of Psychology piece.  van Heller Gilmer also notes that "March & Simon (1958), in their book Organizations, review what has been written on organizational behavior,"  and later, "Lawrence (1958) ... draws heavily for concepts and research methods on the numerous earlier studies in the field of organizational behavior."

     

    References

     

    Comrey, A. L., High, W. S., & Goldberg, L. L. (1955). Factored dimensions of organizational behavior I. Field service workers. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 15, 225-235.

     

    High, W. S., Goldberg, L. L., & Comrey, A. L. (1955). Factored dimensions of organizational behavior II. Aircraft workers. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 15 , 371-382.

     

    Lawrence, P. R. (1958) The Changing of Organizational Behavior Patterns. Boston: Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

     

    March, J. G., & Simon, H. A. (1958).  Organizations.  New York: John Wiley & Sons.

     

    Presthus, R. V. (1958). Toward a theory of organizational behavior. Administrative Science Quarterly, 3, 48-72.

     

    van Heller Gilmer, B. (1960).  Industrial psychology.  Annual Review of Psychology, 11, 323-350.

     

    Cheers

    Neal M. Ashkanasy, PhD

    Professor of Management,

    Management Cluster Co-Leader

     

    Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organizational Behavior

    Series Co-Editor, Research on Emotion in Organizations

    Associate Editor, Emotion Review

     

    UQ Business School

    The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

    CRICOS No.: 00025B

    Phone: +617 3346-8006

    Fax: +617 3346-8188

    e-mail: n.ashkanasy@uq.edu.au

    http://www.business.uq.edu.au/display/teach/Neal+Ashkanasy

     

     

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dharm P S Bhawuk
    Sent: Saturday, 30 January 2010 6:56 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

     

    Greetings Kevin:

    Perhaps, William Foote Whyte's book, Organizational Behaviour (1961), was the first OB book.  Examining the first text book would provide some narrative. 

    Similarly, examining the Handbook of Organizational Behavior edited by Jay Lorsch (1987), and the Lawrence, Barnes, & Lorsch (1976) edited Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and  Readings could also throw some light on the field of OB.

    Good luck.

    Bhawuk
    Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
    Professor of Management and
    Culture and Community Psychology
    Shidler College of Business
    University of Hawai`i, Manoa
    2404 Maile Way
    Honolulu, HI 96822
    Tel: work: (808) 956 8732
         Home: (808) 955 2052
    FAX:       (808) 956 2774
    e-mail: Bhawuk@hawaii.edu
            bhawukp001@hawaii.rr.com



    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Kevin Corley <Kevin.Corley@ASU.EDU>
    Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:40 am
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU

    > Hi everyone. I'm checking to see if anyone knows of a narrative
    > history of the OB field - something suitable for introducing new
    > doctoral students to the early years of OB research and the
    > origins of our discipline. I have found tidbits of that history
    > in various places, but no single narrative that captures the
    > progression across the years (important people, events, and
    > theories, but doesn't delve into the theories themselves).
    >
    > Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
    >
    > Kevin Corley
    > kcorley@asu.edu



  • 3.  Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

    Posted 01-30-2010 13:01

    Kevin,

     

    You have received great suggestions.  I have a couple more for your list.  In one of my PhD courses some time ago we studied Chester I Barnard's "The Functions of the Executive" (First Published in 1938 – Harvard).  This is a great book.  But I believe that the book that may a wonderful fit with what you are trying to do might be "The Great Writings in Management and Organizational Behavior," by Louis E. Boone and Donald D. Bowen. It was published by Random House. Your students would the great experience of reading the very writings of those who set the foundations of these two areas today. This book gives the writings by most the names that have been suggested and then some.  Basically you will find original work by Argyris, Barnard, Drucker, Fayol, Fiedler, Follet, Hackman, Herzberg, House, Robert Janosn, Steven Kerr, Koontz, Latham, Lawler, III, Likert, Locke, Lorsch, March, Maslow, Mayo, McClelland, McGregor, Mintzberg, Terence R. Mitchell, Oldham, Lyman W. Porter, Kenneth Purdy, Schein, Warren H. Schmidt, Oliver Sheldon, Simon, Tannenbaum, Taylor, Vroom, and Weber.

     

    Hope it helps!

     

    Thanks,

     

    Ivan

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Neal Ashkanasy
    Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:02 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

     

    Hi Kevin

     

    Intriguing question. I did a search for "organizational behavior" in SSCI.  The earliest usage of the term is a series of articles in Educational and Psychological Measurement (1955) by High, Goldberg, and Comrey that refer to "Factored dimensions of organizational-behavior".  Possibly more interesting is a 1958 ASQ piece by political scientist Robert V. Presthus (1917-2003) titled "Toward a theory of organizational behavior".

     

    Presthus's ASQ articles is referred to by van Heller Gilmer (1960) in an early Annual Review of Psychology piece.  van Heller Gilmer also notes that "March & Simon (1958), in their book Organizations, review what has been written on organizational behavior,"  and later, "Lawrence (1958) ... draws heavily for concepts and research methods on the numerous earlier studies in the field of organizational behavior."

     

    References

     

    Comrey, A. L., High, W. S., & Goldberg, L. L. (1955). Factored dimensions of organizational behavior I. Field service workers. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 15, 225-235.

     

    High, W. S., Goldberg, L. L., & Comrey, A. L. (1955). Factored dimensions of organizational behavior II. Aircraft workers. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 15 , 371-382.

     

    Lawrence, P. R. (1958) The Changing of Organizational Behavior Patterns. Boston: Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

     

    March, J. G., & Simon, H. A. (1958).  Organizations.  New York: John Wiley & Sons.

     

    Presthus, R. V. (1958). Toward a theory of organizational behavior. Administrative Science Quarterly, 3, 48-72.

     

    van Heller Gilmer, B. (1960).  Industrial psychology.  Annual Review of Psychology, 11, 323-350.

     

    Cheers

    Neal M. Ashkanasy, PhD

    Professor of Management,

    Management Cluster Co-Leader

     

    Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organizational Behavior

    Series Co-Editor, Research on Emotion in Organizations

    Associate Editor, Emotion Review

     

    UQ Business School

    The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

    CRICOS No.: 00025B

    Phone: +617 3346-8006

    Fax: +617 3346-8188

    e-mail: n.ashkanasy@uq.edu.au

    http://www.business.uq.edu.au/display/teach/Neal+Ashkanasy

     

     

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dharm P S Bhawuk
    Sent: Saturday, 30 January 2010 6:56 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

     

    Greetings Kevin:

    Perhaps, William Foote Whyte's book, Organizational Behaviour (1961), was the first OB book.  Examining the first text book would provide some narrative. 

    Similarly, examining the Handbook of Organizational Behavior edited by Jay Lorsch (1987), and the Lawrence, Barnes, & Lorsch (1976) edited Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and  Readings could also throw some light on the field of OB.

    Good luck.

    Bhawuk
    Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
    Professor of Management and
    Culture and Community Psychology
    Shidler College of Business
    University of Hawai`i, Manoa
    2404 Maile Way
    Honolulu, HI 96822
    Tel: work: (808) 956 8732
         Home: (808) 955 2052
    FAX:       (808) 956 2774
    e-mail: Bhawuk@hawaii.edu
            bhawukp001@hawaii.rr.com



    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Kevin Corley <Kevin.Corley@ASU.EDU>
    Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:40 am
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU

    > Hi everyone. I'm checking to see if anyone knows of a narrative
    > history of the OB field - something suitable for introducing new
    > doctoral students to the early years of OB research and the
    > origins of our discipline. I have found tidbits of that history
    > in various places, but no single narrative that captures the
    > progression across the years (important people, events, and
    > theories, but doesn't delve into the theories themselves).
    >
    > Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
    >
    > Kevin Corley
    > kcorley@asu.edu



  • 4.  Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

    Posted 01-30-2010 14:47
    My recollection is that sometime about 1963/64, Time Magazine ran a
    feature about all the greats: Argyris, Bennis, Herzberg, etc.
    That might be interesting to have your students look at.

    Also this link to a talk I gave at the 1998 SIOP Conference on five
    generations of I/O Psychologists speak out:
    http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/~evans/fldr/sioptalk.htm

    Best
    M

    Martin G. Evans
    Professor Emeritus
    Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto



    URL: www.rotman.utoronto.ca/~evans

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    Blanco, R Ivan wrote:
    > Kevin,
    >
    >
    >
    > You have received great suggestions. I have a couple more for your
    > list. In one of my PhD courses some time ago we studied Chester I
    > Barnard’s “The Functions of the Executive” (First Published in 1938 –
    > Harvard). This is a great book. But I believe that the book that may a
    > wonderful fit with what you are trying to do might be “The Great
    > Writings in Management and Organizational Behavior,” by Louis E. Boone
    > and Donald D. Bowen. It was published by Random House. Your students
    > would the great experience of reading the very writings of those who set
    > the foundations of these two areas today. This book gives the writings
    > by most the names that have been suggested and then some. Basically you
    > will find original work by Argyris, Barnard, Drucker, Fayol, Fiedler,
    > Follet, Hackman, Herzberg, House, Robert Janosn, Steven Kerr, Koontz,
    > Latham, Lawler, III, Likert, Locke, Lorsch, March, Maslow, Mayo,
    > McClelland, McGregor, Mintzberg, Terence R. Mitchell, Oldham, Lyman W.
    > Porter, Kenneth Purdy, Schein, Warren H. Schmidt, Oliver Sheldon, Simon,
    > Tannenbaum, Taylor, Vroom, and Weber.
    >
    >
    >
    > Hope it helps!
    >
    >
    >
    > Thanks,
    >
    >
    >
    > Ivan
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > *From:* Organizational Behavior Division Listserv
    > [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Neal Ashkanasy
    > *Sent:* Friday, January 29, 2010 7:02 PM
    > *To:* OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    > *Subject:* Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte,
    > Lawrence, Lorsch ...
    >
    >
    >
    > Hi Kevin
    >
    >
    >
    > Intriguing question. I did a search for “organizational behavior” in
    > SSCI. The earliest usage of the term is a series of articles in
    > Educational and Psychological Measurement (1955) by High, Goldberg, and
    > Comrey that refer to “Factored dimensions of organizational-behavior”.
    > Possibly more interesting is a 1958 ASQ piece by political scientist
    > Robert V. Presthus (1917-2003) titled “Toward a theory of organizational
    > behavior”.
    >
    >
    >
    > Presthus’s ASQ articles is referred to by van Heller Gilmer (1960) in an
    > early /Annual Review of Psychology/ piece. van Heller Gilmer also notes
    > that “March & Simon (1958), in their book /Organizations, /review what
    > has been written on organizational behavior,” and later, “Lawrence
    > (1958) … draws heavily for concepts and research methods on the numerous
    > earlier studies in the field of organizational behavior.”
    >
    >
    >
    > References
    >
    >
    >
    > Comrey, A. L., High, W. S., & Goldberg, L. L. (1955). Factored
    > dimensions of organizational behavior I. Field service workers.
    > /Educational and Psychological Measurement, 15/, 225-235.
    >
    >
    >
    > High, W. S., Goldberg, L. L., & Comrey, A. L. (1955). Factored
    > dimensions of organizational behavior II. Aircraft workers. /Educational
    > and Psychological Measurement, 15/ , 371-382.
    >
    >
    >
    > Lawrence, P. R. (1958) /The Changing of Organizational Behavior
    > Patterns. Boston: /Harvard University Graduate School of Business
    > Administration.
    >
    >
    >
    > March, J. G., & Simon, H. A. (1958). /Organizations. New York: /John
    > Wiley & Sons.
    >
    >
    >
    > Presthus, R. V. (1958). Toward a theory of organizational behavior.
    > /Administrative Science Quarterly/, /3/, 48-72.
    >
    >
    >
    > van Heller Gilmer, B. (1960). Industrial psychology. /Annual Review of
    > Psychology/, /11/, 323-350.
    >
    >
    >
    > Cheers
    >
    > Neal M. Ashkanasy, PhD
    >
    > Professor of Management,
    >
    > Management Cluster Co-Leader
    >
    >
    >
    > Editor-in-Chief, /Journal of Organizational Behavior/
    >
    > Series Co-Editor, /Research on Emotion in Organizations/
    >
    > Associate Editor, /Emotion Review/
    >
    >
    >
    > UQ Business School
    >
    > The University of Queensland
    >
    > Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
    >
    > CRICOS No.: 00025B
    >
    > Phone: +617 3346-8006
    >
    > Fax: +617 3346-8188
    >
    > e-mail: n.ashkanasy@uq.edu.au <mailto:n.ashkanasy@uq.edu.au>
    >
    > http://www.business.uq.edu.au/display/teach/Neal+Ashkanasy
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv
    > [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dharm P S Bhawuk
    > Sent: Saturday, 30 January 2010 6:56 AM
    > To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    > Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte,
    > Lawrence, Lorsch ...
    >
    >
    >
    > *Greetings Kevin:*
    >
    > *Perhaps, William Foote Whyte's book, Organizational Behaviour (1961),
    > was the first OB book. Examining the first text book would provide some
    > narrative. *
    >
    > *Similarly, examining the Handbook of Organizational Behavior edited by
    > Jay Lorsch (1987), and the Lawrence, Barnes, & Lorsch (1976) *edited
    > Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and Readings could
    > also throw some light on the field of OB.
    >
    > Good luck.
    >
    > Bhawuk
    > Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
    > Professor of Management and
    > Culture and Community Psychology
    > Shidler College of Business
    > University of Hawai`i, Manoa
    > 2404 Maile Way
    > Honolulu, HI 96822
    > Tel: work: (808) 956 8732
    > Home: (808) 955 2052
    > FAX: (808) 956 2774
    > e-mail: Bhawuk@hawaii.edu
    > bhawukp001@hawaii.rr.com
    >
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: Kevin Corley <Kevin.Corley@ASU.EDU>
    > Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:40 am
    > Subject: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB
    > To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    >
    > > Hi everyone. I'm checking to see if anyone knows of a narrative
    > > history of the OB field - something suitable for introducing new
    > > doctoral students to the early years of OB research and the
    > > origins of our discipline. I have found tidbits of that history
    > > in various places, but no single narrative that captures the
    > > progression across the years (important people, events, and
    > > theories, but doesn't delve into the theories themselves).
    > >
    > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
    > >
    > > Kevin Corley
    > > kcorley@asu.edu
    >


  • 5.  Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

    Posted 01-30-2010 21:08

    Great Kist!

    Don't forget George C. Homans who was a Sociologist (one of the early HR kind of people).

    I use to teach from his book on the Theory of Social Exchange. Applies so much to organizational behavior.

     

    Bob

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    Beck Consulting Group LLC

    831.624.0454   office

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    415.999.0552    cell

    rbeck@sbcglobal.net

     

    Linking Strategy to Culture

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Blanco, R Ivan
    Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:01 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

     

    Kevin,

     

    You have received great suggestions.  I have a couple more for your list.  In one of my PhD courses some time ago we studied Chester I Barnard's "The Functions of the Executive" (First Published in 1938 – Harvard).  This is a great book.  But I believe that the book that may a wonderful fit with what you are trying to do might be "The Great Writings in Management and Organizational Behavior," by Louis E. Boone and Donald D. Bowen. It was published by Random House. Your students would the great experience of reading the very writings of those who set the foundations of these two areas today. This book gives the writings by most the names that have been suggested and then some.  Basically you will find original work by Argyris, Barnard, Drucker, Fayol, Fiedler, Follet, Hackman, Herzberg, House, Robert Janosn, Steven Kerr, Koontz, Latham, Lawler, III, Likert, Locke, Lorsch, March, Maslow, Mayo, McClelland, McGregor, Mintzberg, Terence R. Mitchell, Oldham, Lyman W. Porter, Kenneth Purdy, Schein, Warren H. Schmidt, Oliver Sheldon, Simon, Tannenbaum, Taylor, Vroom, and Weber.

     

    Hope it helps!

     

    Thanks,

     

    Ivan

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Neal Ashkanasy
    Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 7:02 PM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

     

    Hi Kevin

     

    Intriguing question. I did a search for "organizational behavior" in SSCI.  The earliest usage of the term is a series of articles in Educational and Psychological Measurement (1955) by High, Goldberg, and Comrey that refer to "Factored dimensions of organizational-behavior".  Possibly more interesting is a 1958 ASQ piece by political scientist Robert V. Presthus (1917-2003) titled "Toward a theory of organizational behavior".

     

    Presthus's ASQ articles is referred to by van Heller Gilmer (1960) in an early Annual Review of Psychology piece.  van Heller Gilmer also notes that "March & Simon (1958), in their book Organizations, review what has been written on organizational behavior,"  and later, "Lawrence (1958) ... draws heavily for concepts and research methods on the numerous earlier studies in the field of organizational behavior."

     

    References

     

    Comrey, A. L., High, W. S., & Goldberg, L. L. (1955). Factored dimensions of organizational behavior I. Field service workers. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 15, 225-235.

     

    High, W. S., Goldberg, L. L., & Comrey, A. L. (1955). Factored dimensions of organizational behavior II. Aircraft workers. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 15 , 371-382.

     

    Lawrence, P. R. (1958) The Changing of Organizational Behavior Patterns. Boston: Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

     

    March, J. G., & Simon, H. A. (1958).  Organizations.  New York: John Wiley & Sons.

     

    Presthus, R. V. (1958). Toward a theory of organizational behavior. Administrative Science Quarterly, 3, 48-72.

     

    van Heller Gilmer, B. (1960).  Industrial psychology.  Annual Review of Psychology, 11, 323-350.

     

    Cheers

    Neal M. Ashkanasy, PhD

    Professor of Management,

    Management Cluster Co-Leader

     

    Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organizational Behavior

    Series Co-Editor, Research on Emotion in Organizations

    Associate Editor, Emotion Review

     

    UQ Business School

    The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

    CRICOS No.: 00025B

    Phone: +617 3346-8006

    Fax: +617 3346-8188

    e-mail: n.ashkanasy@uq.edu.au

    http://www.business.uq.edu.au/display/teach/Neal+Ashkanasy

     

     

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Dharm P S Bhawuk
    Sent: Saturday, 30 January 2010 6:56 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB: William F. Whyte, Lawrence, Lorsch ...

     

    Greetings Kevin:

    Perhaps, William Foote Whyte's book, Organizational Behaviour (1961), was the first OB book.  Examining the first text book would provide some narrative. 

    Similarly, examining the Handbook of Organizational Behavior edited by Jay Lorsch (1987), and the Lawrence, Barnes, & Lorsch (1976) edited Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and  Readings could also throw some light on the field of OB.

    Good luck.

    Bhawuk
    Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
    Professor of Management and
    Culture and Community Psychology
    Shidler College of Business
    University of Hawai`i, Manoa
    2404 Maile Way
    Honolulu, HI 96822
    Tel: work: (808) 956 8732
         Home: (808) 955 2052
    FAX:       (808) 956 2774
    e-mail: Bhawuk@hawaii.edu
            bhawukp001@hawaii.rr.com



    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Kevin Corley <Kevin.Corley@ASU.EDU>
    Date: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:40 am
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Narrative history of OB
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU

    > Hi everyone. I'm checking to see if anyone knows of a narrative
    > history of the OB field - something suitable for introducing new
    > doctoral students to the early years of OB research and the
    > origins of our discipline. I have found tidbits of that history
    > in various places, but no single narrative that captures the
    > progression across the years (important people, events, and
    > theories, but doesn't delve into the theories themselves).
    >
    > Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
    >
    > Kevin Corley
    > kcorley@asu.edu