Rebirth of M. P. Follett's Dynamic Management Thought

From Internet Society to Interweaving Global Community
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-981-967620-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 108 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

The purpose of this book is to reevaluate the dynamic management thought of M. P. Follett (1868–1933) and recreate it for the construction of a new society after the COVID-19 era. Here, the focus is especially on the main concept of her dynamic social process concept, “interweaving”, and showing its current applicability. It should also be noted that the time Follett created this concept was when the 1918 pandemic (“Spanish flu”) struck Boston. Based on her academic background in political science, philosophy, history, psychology, and related disciplines, Follett had many years of practical experience as a social worker in Boston and advocated a social view based on the dynamic interaction of individuals. It included “rebuilding social relations”, “social development as a continuous process”, and “creating a community experience through the interweaving of individual experiences”. One of the important issues that COVID-19 poses is the breaking and restructuring of human relations in communities and societies. The author believes that such an issue could be easily resolved by information and communications technology (ICT) networks. While it is a powerful tool, we are now aware that it also has the effect of isolating individuals and inciting conflicts. The author applies Follett’s ideas to approach such problems.

In this book, her perspectives on the “interweaving process of experience” and its position are emphasized as important concepts for creating new communities for the post-COVID-19 era. Expressed symbolically, they correspond to interweaving experiences in the internet society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mitsui, Izumi

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- 1. Introduction: The Meaning of M.P. Follett -- Reevaluation in the 21st Century.- 2.Follett’s Philosophical Foundation.- 3. Methods and Key Concepts in Follett’s Theory.- 4. Follett’s Theory of Organization and Management.- 5. Application of Follett’s Management Philosophy:Focusing on the “Professional Work” in the Age of Management.- 6. Conclusion: The Possibility of Follett’s Thought.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Izumi Mitsui

She is a Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan. She is also an emeritus professor at Nihon University. She was a visiting professor at Yale School of Management (1998—1999). She received her Ph.D. from Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo.

 She is a leading researcher on M. P. Follett’s management thought in Japan. She has been interested in the history of management thought, the comparative study of Western and Eastern management philosophy, and has edited (and co-edited) several books, including (2020) and T (2022). She is also a key member of the interdisciplinary study named Anthropology of Business Administration ( in Japanese) and co-edited (2016) and (2019).