Sir Isaac Newton is often quoted as proclaiming “if I have seen far, it is because I have
stood on the shoulders of giants.” The passage of time has demonstrated that the articles in
the 1991 special issue have made giant contributions to the study of management. We hope
that ten years from now, the papers offered in this special issue will be judged similarly. We
also hope that readers of this issue will be inspired to offer potentially giant contributions of
their own