Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Management fad" in English language version.
Business journalists [...] participate in the creation of management fads and fashions, and provide platforms or sounding boards for the teachings [...].
[...] participatory involvement was seen as the key characteristic of management during the Human Relations movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Even so, this precursor of the current fashion for 'transformational management' was entirely identified as a male leadership style.
While there are some that would want to use DevOps for all types of products, applications, and organisations, others see DevOps as the latest fad that may work for small start-ups but not for any 'real' work.
Arguably, it was a mistake for the public sector to try to ape the transformational leadership fad that dominated some private companies.
The catchphrases alone are enough to bring flooding into the memory some of the numerous time-and-money-wasting initiatives that went nowhere. Remember 'empowerment,' now replaced by 'engagement'? Remember 'thriving on chaos' and 'upside-down organizations'? [...] The change-ophile, wannabe consultant or desperate manager often embrace every new fad around.
[...] yet another management fad in the style of the Tao of Leadership [...]
