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Guest editorial JHRM 11,1 Shaping the discipline: autobiographical accounts of scholarly stars, part III [.. .] instinct of workmanship. They like to see others spend their life to some purpose, and they like to reflect that their life is of some use (Veblen, 1898, p. 189). Introduction The Journal of Historical Research in Marketing (JHRM) has frequently welcomed submissions that highlight the significant roles performed by a constellation of individuals within our discipline. It has published issues focusing upon Stanley Hollander, Don Dixon, Danny Monieson, a number of major female contributors, as well as more recently a series of autobiographical contributions by marketing luminaries. For instance, in two previous special issues, Brian Jones and I have commissioned key figures in our discipline to reflect upon their careers (Tadajewski and Jones, 2017a; Tadajewski and Jones, 2017b). Specifically, we asked them to recall their formative years, the influences on their intellectual development, personal turning points, extrapolating from their experiences any lessons that current and future scholars might appreciate. We continue this pattern in the current issue and the one that will follow it later in the year. After all, academic life is often far from easy. The learning curves we face are steep; http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Historical Research in Marketing Emerald Publishing

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Emerald Publishing
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1755-750X
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10.1108/JHRM-02-2019-080
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JHRM 11,1 Shaping the discipline: autobiographical accounts of scholarly stars, part III [.. .] instinct of workmanship. They like to see others spend their life to some purpose, and they like to reflect that their life is of some use (Veblen, 1898, p. 189). Introduction The Journal of Historical Research in Marketing (JHRM) has frequently welcomed submissions that highlight the significant roles performed by a constellation of individuals within our discipline. It has published issues focusing upon Stanley Hollander, Don Dixon, Danny Monieson, a number of major female contributors, as well as more recently a series of autobiographical contributions by marketing luminaries. For instance, in two previous special issues, Brian Jones and I have commissioned key figures in our discipline to reflect upon their careers (Tadajewski and Jones, 2017a; Tadajewski and Jones, 2017b). Specifically, we asked them to recall their formative years, the influences on their intellectual development, personal turning points, extrapolating from their experiences any lessons that current and future scholars might appreciate. We continue this pattern in the current issue and the one that will follow it later in the year. After all, academic life is often far from easy. The learning curves we face are steep;

Journal

Journal of Historical Research in Marketing – Emerald Publishing

Published: Feb 18, 2019

References

  • The labors of the Odysseus and the legacy of the odyssey
  • Russ Belk, autobiographical reflections
  • An assemblage theoretic perspective on a career in progress