This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art survey of research in business history. Business historians study the historical evolution of business systems, entrepreneurs and firms, as well as their interaction with their political, economic, and social environment. They address issues of central concern to researchers in management studies and business administration, as well as economics, sociology and political science, and to historians. They employ a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, but all share a belief in the importance of understanding change over time. The Oxford Handbook of Business History has brought together leading scholars to provide a comprehensive, critical, and interdisciplinary examination of business history, organized into four parts: Approaches and Debates; Forms of Business Organization; Functions of Enterprise; and Enterprise and Society. The Handbook shows that business history is a wide-ranging and dynamic area of study, generating compelling empirical data, which has sometimes confirmed and sometimes contested widely-held views in management and the social sciences. The Oxford Handbook of Business History is a key reference work for scholars and advanced students of Business History, and a fascinating resource for social scientists in general. INDICE: Part I: Approaches and Debates 1: Geoffrey Jones and Jonathan Zeitlin: Introduction 2: Patrick Fridenson: Business History and History 3: Naomi Lamoreaux, Daniel Raff, and Peter Temin: Economic Theory and Business History 4: William Lazonick: Business History and Economic Development 5: Matthias Kipping and Behlül Üsdiken: Business History and Management Studies 6: Jonathan Zeitlin: The Historical Alternatives Approach 7: Geoffrey Jones: Globalization Part II: Forms of Business Organization 8: Youssef Cassis: Big Business 9: Andrea Colli and Mary Rose: Family Business 10: Jonathan Zeitlin: Industrial Districts and Regional Clusters 11: W. Mark Fruin: Business Groups and Interfirm Networks 12: Jeffrey Fear: Cartels 13: Luca Lanzalaco: Business Interest Associations Part III: Functions of Enterprise 14: Michel Lescure: Banking and Finance 15: Margaret B.W. Graham: Technology and Innovation 16: Wolfgang K”nig: Design and Engineering 17: Robert Fitzgerald: Marketing and Distribution 18: Howard Gospel: The Management of Labor and Human Resources 19: Trevor Boyns: Accounting, Information, and Communication Systems 20: Gary Herrigel: Corporate Governance Part IV: Enterprise and Society 21: Geoffrey Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani: Entrepreneurship 22: Robert Millward: Business and the State 23: KathleenThelen: Skill Formation and Training 24: Rolv Petter Amdam: Business Education 25: Kenneth Lipartito: Business Culture
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957395-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
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- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
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