Clio in the business school: Historical approaches in strategy, international business and entrepreneurship

Citation

Perchard A, Mackenzie NG, Decker S & Favero G (2017) Clio in the business school: Historical approaches in strategy, international business and entrepreneurship. Business History, 59 (6), pp. 904-927. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1280025

Abstract
On the back of recent and significant new debates on the use of history within business and management studies, we consider the perception of historians as being anti-theory and of having methodological shortcomings; and business and management scholars displaying insufficient attention to historical context and privileging of certain social science methods over others. These are explored through an examination of three subjects: strategy, international business and entrepreneurship. We propose a framework for advancing the use of history within business and management studies more generally through greater understanding of historical perspectives and methodologies.

Keywords
History; strategy; international business; entrepreneurship; methodology

Journal
Business History: Volume 59, Issue 6

• Accepted manuscript
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