Business history around the world / edited by Franco Amatori, Geoffrey Jones.

ISBN:

9780511061820

9780511121197

9780511070280

9780511512100

Title:

Business history around the world / edited by Franco Amatori, Geoffrey Jones.

Author:

Amatori, Franco.

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 425 pages).

Series:

Comparative perspectives in business history

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Identity and the Boundaries of Business History; 3 Understanding Innovative Enterprise; 4 Productive Alternatives; 5 Business History in the United States at the End of the Twentieth Century; 6 British and Dutch Business History; 7 Scandinavian Business History at the End of the 1990s; 8 Business History in German-Speaking States at the End of the Century; 9 Business History in France; 10 Business History in Italy at the Turn of the Century; 11 Business History in Spain.

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Subject Term:

Economic history -- 1990-

Business -- History.

Industrial organization -- Cross-cultural studies.

Added Author:

Amatori, Franco.

Jones, Geoffrey.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2003

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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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.

Part I General Issues, Open Questions, Controversies

1 IntroductionFranco Amatori and Geoffrey Jones

2 Identity and the boundaries of business history: an essay on consensus and creativityLouis Galambos

3 Understanding innovative enterprise: toward the integration of economic theory and business historyWilliam Lazonick

4 Productive alternatives: flexibility, governance, and strategic choice in industrial historyJonathan Zeitlin

Part II Area Patterns

5 Business history in the United States at the end of the twentieth centuryWilliam J. Hausman

6 British and Dutch business historyGeoffrey Jones and Keetie Sluyterman

7 Scandinavian business history at the end of the 1990s: its prior development, present situation and futureHakan Lindgren

8 Business history in German speaking states at the end of the century, achievements and gapsHarm G. Schroter

9 Business history in FranceYoussef Cassis

10 Business history around the world at the turn of the century: ItalyFranco Amatori and Giorgio Bigatti

11 Business history in SpainAlbert Carreras and Xavier Tafunell and Eugenio Torres

12 Business history in Greece: the state of the art and future prospectsMargarita Dritsas

13 The state of business history in Japan: cross-national comparisons and international relationsAkira Kudo

14 Chinese business history: its development, present situation and future directionChi-Kong Lai

15 Business history in Latin America: issues and debatesMaria Ines Barbero

Part III Comparative Business History

16 Family firms in comparative perspectivesAndrea Colli and Mary B. Rose

17 MultinationalsGeoffrey Jones

18 Development and dynamics of government-business relationsMathias Kipping

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