Business History around the World

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511512100

This 2003 book offered the first in-depth international survey of contemporary research and debates in business history. Over the two decades leading to its publication, enormous advances had been made in writing the history of business enterprise and business systems. Historians are documenting and analyzing the evolution of a wide range of important companies and systems, their patterns of innovation, production, and distribution, their financial affairs, their political activities, and their social impact. Each essay is written by a prominent authority who provides an assessment of the state and significance of research in his or her area. This volume is a reference work that will be of immense value to historians, economists, management researchers, and others concerned to access the latest insights on the evolution of business throughout the world.

"wide-ranging, indispensable book." - EH.NET, William H. Becker, George Washington University

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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List of Contributors
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Business History around the World
pp xvii-xviii
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-8
- By Franco Amatori, Professor of Economic History Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, Geoffrey Jones, Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School, USA
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PART I - GENERAL ISSUES, OPEN QUESTIONS, CONTROVERSIES
pp 9-10
- By Franco Amatori, Professor of Economic History Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, Geoffrey Jones, Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School
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2 - Identity and the Boundaries of Business History: An Essay on Consensus and Creativity
pp 11-30
- By Louis Galambos, Professor of History and Co-Director, the Institute for Applied Economics and Study of Business Enterprise Johns Hopkins University, USA
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3 - Understanding Innovative Enterprise: Toward the Integration of Economic Theory and Business History
pp 31-61
- By William Lazonick, University Professor University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
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4 - Productive Alternatives: Flexibility, Governance, and Strategic Choice in Industrial History
pp 62-80
- By Jonathan Zeitlin, Professor of History, Sociology and Industrial Relations University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
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PART II - AREA PATTERNS
pp 81-82
- By Franco Amatori, Professor of Economic History Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, Geoffrey Jones, Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School
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5 - Business History in the United States at the End of the Twentieth Century
pp 83-110
- By William J. Hausman, Chancellor Professor of Economics Economics Department, College of William and Mary, USA
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6 - British and Dutch Business History
pp 111-145
- By Geoffrey Jones, Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School, USA, Keetie E. Sluyterman, Senior Researcherand Institute for History and Culture, Utrecht University, the Netherlands; Visiting Fellow Centre for International Business History, Reading University, UK
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7 - Scandinavian Business History at the End of the 1990s: Its Prior Development, Present Situation, and Future
pp 146-169
- By Håkan Lindgren, Professor of Economic History Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
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8 - Business History in German-Speaking States at the End of the Century: Achievements and Gaps
pp 170-191
- By Harm G. Schröter, Professor Department of History, University of Bergen, and Professor, Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway.; Professor Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway.
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9 - Business History in France
pp 192-214
- By Youssef Cassis, Professor of Economic History University Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble, France; Visiting Research Fellow Business History Unit, London School of Economics, UK
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10 - Business History in Italy at the Turn of the Century
pp 215-231
- By Franco Amatori, Professor of Economic History Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, Giorgio Bigatti, Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School
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11 - Business History in Spain
pp 232-254
- By Albert Carreras, Professor of Economic History and Institutions Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain, Xavier Tafunell, Professor of Economic History, Department of Economics and Business Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain, Eugenio Torres, Professor of Economics Department of Applied Economy, Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain
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12 - Business History in Greece: The State of the Art and Future Prospects
pp 255-270
- By Margarita Dritsas, Professor of Economic and Social History Department of European Studies, Hellenic Open University, Greece
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13 - The State of Business History in Japan: Cross-National Comparisons and International Relations
pp 271-297
- By Akira Kudô, Professor Institute of Social Science University of Tokyo, Japan
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14 - Chinese Business History: Its Development, Present Situation, and Future Direction
pp 298-316
- By Chi-Kong Lai, Director, Asian Business History Centre and Senior Lecturer in Modern Chinese History University of Queensland, Australia
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15 - Business History in Latin America: Issues and Debates
pp 317-336
- By María Inés Barbero, Professor of Economic History Universidad de Buenos Aires; Professor of Economic History Universidad de General Sarmiento, Argentina
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PART III - COMPARATIVE BUSINESS HISTORY
pp 337-338
- By Franco Amatori, Professor of Economic History Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, Geoffrey Jones, Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School
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16 - Family Firms in Comparative Perspective
pp 339-352
- By Andrea Colli, Assistant Professor of Economic History Bocconi University, Italy, Mary B. Rose, Senior Lecturer in Business History The Management School, Lancaster University, UK
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17 - Multinationals
pp 353-371
- By Geoffrey Jones, Professor of Business Administration Harvard Business School, USA
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18 - Business-Government Relations: Beyond Performance Issues
pp 372-393
- By Matthias Kipping, Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Business Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
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19 - The Opportunities for Business History at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
pp 394-406
- By Alfred D. Chandler, Isidor Strauss Professor of Business History Emeritus, Harvard Business School, USA
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Index
pp 407-425
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