Abstract
Are management textbooks propaganda? Do textbook authors write to advance the interests of a particular group or groups (such as employees, organizations, and/or society)? Do they write to present the theory and research of the academic discipline? Do they write primarily to produce a product that consumers (faculty and students) will buy in sufficient numbers and at a price that will yield financial profit? This article explores these and related questions by asking four well-established management textbook authors - Kim Cameron, Duane Ireland, Bob Lussier, and Steve Rabbins - to react to the metaphor of "management textbooks as propaganda or ideology." Their responses provide insights into the role of textbook authors in shaping the direction of management education.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2003
Publisher Statement
Copyright SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. Dec 2003
Recommended Citation
Cameron, K. S., Ireland, R. D., Lussier, R. N., New, J. R., & Robbins, S. P. (2003). Management Textbooks as Propaganda. Journal of Management Education, 27(6), 711-729.