History and management practice and thought: an autobiography

Abstract

Purpose

This piece is a republished autobiography of Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.

Design/methodology/approach

Chandler reflects on his life and career as a management historian.

Findings

Chandler reflects on his life and career, in particular how he came to write Strategy and Structure and its impact on him as a historian. He also discusses his life at Harvard Business School, the editing of the Roosevelt letters, and the writing of The Visible Hand.

Originality/value

This is excellent background material for the other papers in the issue, as well as a valuable personal insight into Chandler's own thinking.

Citation

Chandler, A.D. (2009), "History and management practice and thought: an autobiography", Journal of Management History, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 236-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/17511340910964117