Business History around the World
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Part of Comparative Perspectives in Business History
- Editors:
- Franco Amatori, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan
- Geoffrey Jones, Harvard University, Massachusetts
- Date Published: February 2011
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521172233
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This book offers the first in-depth international survey of current research and debates in business history. Great advances have been made in the history of business enterprise and business systems over the last two decades. Historians are documenting and analyzing the evolution of a wide range of important companies--their patterns of innovation, production and distribution, financial affairs, political activities and their social impact. The volume is a reference work of value to historians, economists, management researchers and others concerned in accessing the latest perspectives on the evolution of business.
Read more- Gives a global coverage of business history
- Much of the material is presented here in English
- Unique in taking an historical perspective to modern business practices
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- Date Published: February 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521172233
- length: 444 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.65kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
List of contributors
1. Introduction Franco Amatori and Geoffrey Jones
Part I. General Issues, Open Questions, Controversies:
2. Identity and the boundaries of business history: an essay on consensus and creativity Louis Galambos
3. Understanding innovative enterprise: toward the integration of economic theory and business history William Lazonick
4. Productive alternatives: flexibility, governance, and strategic choice in industrial history Jonathan Zeitlin
Part II. Area Patterns:
5. Business history in the United States at the end of the twentieth century William J. Hausman
6. British and Dutch business history Geoffrey Jones and Keetie E. Sluyterman
7. Scandinavian business history at the end of the 1990s: its prior development, present situation, and future Håkan Lindgren
8. Business history in German-speaking states at the end of the century, achievements and gaps Harm G. Schröter
9. Business history in France Youssef Cassis
10. Business history in Italy at the turn of the century Franco Amatori and Giorgio Bigatti
11. Business history in Spain Albert Carreras, Xavier Tafunell, and Eugenio Torres
12. Business history in Greece: the state of the art and future prospects Margarita Dritsas
13. The state of business history in Japan: cross-national comparisons and international relations Akira Kudô
14. Chinese business history: its development, present situation, and future direction Chi-Kong Lai
15. Business history in Latin America: issues and debates María Inés Barbero
Part III. Comparative Business History:
16. Family firms in comparative perspectives Andrea Colli and Mary B. Rose
17. Multinationals Geoffrey Jones
18. Business-government relations: beyond performance issues Mathias Kipping
19. The opportunities for business history at the beginning of the twenty-first century Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
Index.
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