Since the mid-20th century, one key story line of the university-based business school has been that a scientific approach to understanding the management knowledge domain will move the discipline forward. While there have been voices asserting that management is a craft—more than solely a science—those voices have not been central or sustained in the story line. This essay describes how that element of the history of the management academic discipline evolved. After that explanation, we propose a different history going forward—that of viewing management as a profession. This lens of a profession has the potential to incorporate both science and craft in a more coherent approach.