This comprehensive, definitive work of reference offers an authoritative, international source on Business History which will enhance the research agenda, develop knowledge and understanding, and offer researchers and students an introduction to, and overview of, current scholarship in this expanding field.
This volume expands current thinking in the discipline and reflects how business history interacts with other fields, theoretically and methodologically. It showcases the rich variety of business history, contrasting methodological approaches, styles of ownership and governance, international settings, multiple periods of history from ancient to modern, and cross cutting themes.
This multi-perspective approach illustrates the unique appeal of business history and underlines its contribution to a number of adjacent disciplines.