Ford, EW; Duncan, WJ; Bedeian, AG; Ginter, PM People, places, and life transitions: Consequential experiences in the lives of management laureates ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT LEARNING & EDUCATION, 5 (4): 408-421 DEC 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: eric.ford at ttu.edu; jduncan at uab.edu; abede at lsu.edu; 
pginter at uab.edu

Author(s): Ford, EW (Ford, Eric W.); Duncan, WJ (Duncan, W. Jack); 
Bedeian, AG (Bedeian, Arthur G.); Ginter, PM (Ginter, Peter M.) 

Title: People, places, and life transitions: Consequential experiences in 
the lives of management laureates

Source: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT LEARNING & EDUCATION, 5 (4): 408-421 DEC 
2006 

Language: English 

Document Type: Review 

Keywords Plus: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; EVENT CLUSTERS 

Abstract: We analyzed the autobiographies of 55 "management laureates" to 
learn how their life experiences influenced their careers and intellectual 
contributions. Our results indicate the probability of becoming a 
management laureate is enhanced by (a) receiving a doctoral degree from a 
prestigious university under the tutelage of an accomplished scholar, (b) 
seeking out and affiliating with a hot group at the beginning of one's 
career, (c) devoting a majority of one's energy to research; and (d) 
pursuing a research agenda with long-term implications, as reputations are 
rarely established early in one's career. 

Addresses: Univ Alabama, Grad Sch Management, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA; 
Texas Tech Univ, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA; Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, 
LA 70803 USA 

Reprint Address: Duncan, WJ, Univ Alabama, Grad Sch Management, 207D 
BEC,1530 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA.
 
E-mail Address: eric.ford at ttu.edu; jduncan at uab.edu; abede at lsu.edu; 
pginter at uab.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 64 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: ACAD MANAGEMENT 

Publisher Address: PACE UNIV, PO BOX 3020, 235 ELM RD, BRIARCLIFF MANOR, 
NY 10510-8020 USA 

ISSN: 1537-260X 

29-char Source Abbrev.: ACAD MANAG LEARN EDUC 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Acad. Manag. Learn. Educ.
 
Source Item Page Count: 14 

Subject Category: Education & Educational Research; Management 

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