scholarly journals The Managerial Apprenticeship of FDR’s Budget Director: Harold D. Smith and the Michigan Municipal League, 1928–1937

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-67
Author(s):  
Mordecai Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Great Depression ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Nonprofit Management ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
American Society

Public administration history often notes the seminal role of Harold D. Smith, FDR’s budget director (1939–1945), in the professionalization of the field and his principles for public budgeting. He was a cofounder of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and its second president (1940–1941). Smith came to Washington after a longer career in nonprofit management. This exploratory historical case study fills in a gap in the literature. Specifically, it examines his nonprofit management record at the Michigan Municipal League (1928–1937). He successfully grew the nonprofit in the teeth of the Great Depression. This success, among others, can be seen as providing two possible applications. First, his record suggests some commonalities between nonprofit management and public administration. Second, leading a nonprofit during the Great Depression may suggest applicable lessons for longer-term problems caused by COVID-19 regarding organizational management strategies during another severe economic contraction.

Columbia Pictures and the Great Depression: A Case Study of Political Writers in Hollywood

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Scott
Keyword(s):  
Great Depression ◽  
Political Comedy ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
Art Form

This analyses the largely neglected and underestimated role of screen writers in 1930s Hollywood, an era when the art of movie writing actually made great strides as an art form. It considers the significance of three Columbia writers – Sidney Buchman, Robert Riskin, and Jo Swerling, why they were able to flourish at this small studio with the support of mogul Harry Cohn, and their role in the making of Frank Capra’s populist classics – notably Mr Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939). It examines how these scribes responded to the Great Depression not only by becoming active in the newly-formed Screen Writers Guild but also in writing scripts that injected populist values into the Capra movies as well as seemingly non-political comedy films like Platinum Blonde (1931) and Theodora Goes Wild (1935).

“In spite of everything?” Female entrepreneurship from a historical perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Picciaia
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Perceptions ◽  
Chocolate Factory

Purpose This paper provides a historical case study, through the analysis of Luisa Spagnoli’s entrepreneurial life. Luisa Spagnoli was one of the most famous Italian businesswomen of the twentieth century, founder of “Perugina” chocolate factory and creator of “Luisa Spagnoli” fashion firm. The study aims particularly to examine the role of Luisa in the development of her businesses within the wider context of Italy of the 1900s, and to verify if and how gender has influenced the meaning and the shape of her entrepreneurial initiatives over time. Design/methodology/approach This study offers a historical analysis of entrepreneurial life of Luisa Spagnoli, developed through an archival study in a synchronic view. An interpretive historical method is adopted to deepen and better understand the links among personal, cultural, social and institutional domains. Findings This study contributes to the scholarship on businesswomen’s role in history and underlines the role of personal perceptions of female entrepreneurs to overcome external barriers. Research limitations/implications The limitations of this study concern the nature of the analysis itself, which is a single-case study. Originality/value This analysis highlights the centrality of personal self-perceptions to face up to the difficulties of an unfavourable context, contributing to create the pre-conditions necessary to become an entrepreneur.

scholarly journals Relevansi Kajian Hukum Adat : Kasus Perkawinan Anak dari Masa ke Masa

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 516
Author(s):  
Sita Thamar van Bemmelen ◽  
Mies Grijns
Keyword(s):  
Child Marriage ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Religious Law ◽  
Adat Law

AbstractAlthough the prevalence of child marriage in Indonesia is still high, adat law studies on child marriage have not received as much attention as land-related studies. This research concerning a century of political debate on child marriage proves that child marriage can only be understood if examined from the perspective of the dynamic relationship between national law, religious law, and adat law. A comparison between the results of an antrophological case study on West Java (Sundanese and Islam) and a historical case study on North Sumatra (Toba Batak and Christian) shows that the legal culture of the community and the role of religious leaders are important determinants of the acceptance or rejection of child marriage. IntisariMeskipun prevalensi perkawinan anak di Indonesia masih tinggi, studi hukum adat terhadap perkawinan anak belum mendapat perhatian sebesar studi terkait tanah. Penelitian tentang satu abad debat politik tentang perkawinan anak ini membuktikan bahwa perkawinan anak hanya dapat dipahami bila diteliti dari sudut dinamika antara hukum negara, hukum agama dan hukum adat. Perbandingan studi kasus penelitian antropologi di Jawa Barat (suku Sunda, Islam) dan studi kasus sejarah di Sumatra Utara (suku Batak Toba, Kristen) menunjukkan bahwa budaya hukum masyarakat dan peran pemimpin agama adalah faktor penting penentu penerimaan atau penolakaan perkawinan anak.

The gay archival impulse: the founding of the Gerber/Hart library and archives in Chicago

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 689-702
Author(s):  
Aiden M. Bettine ◽  
Lindsay Kistler Mattock
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Community Control ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Archives

Purpose This paper aims to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the concept of community archives, offering a critique of the community archives discourse through a historical case study focused on the origins of the Gerber/Hart LGBTQ library and archives in Chicago. Design/methodology/approach This study explores the archival collections of the founders of the Gerber/Hart library and archives and the librarians that have worked there as a means for understanding the origins of the archival impulse, the rationale for building the collections and the practices that shaped the collections during the first decade of the organization’s history. Findings The historical analysis of the Gerber/Hart library and archives situates community archives and LGBTQ collections within the broader historical context that lead to the founding of the organization and reveals deep connections to the information professions not previously considered by those studying community archives. Originality/value The paper offers a reconceptualization of community archives as archival projects initiated, controlled and maintained by the members of a self-defined community. The authors emphasize the role of the archival impulse or the historical origins of the collection and the necessity for full-community control, setting clear boundaries between community archives and other participatory archival models that engage the community.

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