ABSTRACT
The processes of institutionalization and authority-building are identified for business schools, management consultants, and business media over the whole century and a half, discusses their contribution to the expansion of management over the same period. To give more specific illustrations: an MBA degree, particularly from a prominent business school, is often considered as a ticket for senior management positions regardless of the particular person's actual skills. Today, the three fields have become increasingly international rather than national in scope; their terminology is almost exclusively in English and derived from the US model. During the early twentieth century, commercially driven, market-oriented consulting was the exception as a vehicle or carrier for the dissemination of scientific management. In contrast, after World War II publishing of books, circulation figures, and the foundation of academic journals took off in an expanding market for business education, business news, and academic publishing.
