Business History Books

New and Published Books – Page 1

1. Trademarks, Brands, and Competitiveness

   Edited by Teresa da Silva Lopes, Paul Duguid

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   This book examines trademarks and brands, and their historical role in national competitive and comparative advantage and in overall economic growth. The contributors provide an historical account of the contribution of brands in consumer goods to economic growth; examine the...

   Published June 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Family Multinationals

   Entrepreneurship, Governance, and Pathways to Internationalization

   Edited by Christina Lubinski, Jeffrey Fear, Paloma Fernández Pérez

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   In contrast to widespread assessments that family enterprises lack sufficient resources and capabilities to go global, many family companies are competing successfully in an increasingly globalized business environment. Worldwide, a large number of thriving multinationals are still family-owned and...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Americanisation of European Business

   Edited by Ove Bjarnar, Matthias Kipping

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   This book examines the mechanisms and channels through which American managerial know-how and US management models were transferred to Europe after 1945, as well as the actual influence on European industries, companies and regions in the 1950s and 1960s. It explores the role of the European...

   Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Dynamics of Big Business

   Structure, Strategy, and Impact in Italy and Spain

   By Veronica Binda

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   Throughout the Twentieth Century, big business has been a basic institution. Large corporations have provided a fundamental contribution to the wealth of nations and, at the same time, have had a remarkable impact on the political and social systems within which they have operated. It is difficult...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
5. Globalization and Time

   By Luchien Karsten

   The process of globalization has brought about countless changes in societies, communities, regions and economies across the globe. It has been analyzed from many perspectives as a result and much has been written to muddy the waters of our understanding of this important concept. In going back to...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
6. Women and Their Money 1700-1950

   Essays on Women and Finance

   Edited by Anne Laurence, Josephine Maltby, Janette Rutterford

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   This book examines women's financial activity from the early days of the stock market in eighteenth century England and the South Sea Bubble to the mid-twentieth century. The essays demonstrate how many women managed their own finances despite legal and social restrictions and show that women were...

   Published August 5th 2012 by Routledge
7. Technological Innovation in Retail Finance

   International Historical Perspectives

   Edited by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo, J. Carles Maixé-Altés, Paul Thomes

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   This edited volume offers a new and original approach to the study of technological change in retail finance. Documenting developments in the US alongside case studies from Mexico and Europe, Technological Innovation in Retail Finance addresses the variety of financial institutions that...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
8. British Business in Post-Colonial Malaysia, 1957-70

   Neo-colonialism or Disengagement?

   By Nicholas J. White

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

   This book explores the limits of the idea of 'neo-colonialism' - the idea that in the period immediately after independence Malaya/Malaysia enjoyed only a 'pseudo-independence', largely because of the entrenched and dominant position of British business interests allied to indigenous elites. The...

   Published July 12th 2012 by Routledge
9. Innovation and Entrepreneurial Networks in Europe

   Edited by Paloma Fernández Pérez, Mary Rose

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   The entrepreneur is involved in the dance of two questions – what is needed and what is possible. The interplay of these two questions is an ongoing process and innovation varies internationally and regionally, depending on differing legal and policy systems, variations in the development of...

   Published June 30th 2012 by Routledge
10. Business-Government Relations in Prewar Japan

    By Peter von Staden

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

    For the business and government relationship in Japan, the pre-war period was an era of considerable change. Framed by Japan’s nation-building efforts, the relationship adapted and evolved with the often fluid economic and political circumstances. As both business and government had vested...

    Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge