Abstract

JURADO JURADO, Juan Carlos. Towards an Archaeology of Management. Cuad. Adm. [online]. 2015, vol.28, n.50, pp.113-136. ISSN 0120-3592.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.cao28-50.haam.

Management came into being thanks to the written works ofboth Taylor (1911) and Fayol (1916); nevertheless, it is the result of processes that took place during the Industrial Revolution (1780-1900) (archaeological moment). This paper addresses the role that the entrepreneurs' writings on their work organization practices in industries played in the formation of management during that period. After a critical-hermeneutic review of primary and secondary bibliography, it was found that, before the existence of such works, entrepreneurs had a tradition of expressing their empirical knowledge (management practices) in texts, thereby indicating that writing was fundamental in shaping management as a practice that produces its own theoretical knowledge (discursive practice).

Keywords : management; management practices; discursive practice; writing in management.

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