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

Perchard, Andrew; MacKenzie, Niall G.; Decker, Stephanie; Favero, Giovanni

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.

Citation

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

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 19, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Feb 17, 2017
• Publication Date: 2017-08
• Deposit Date: Mar 2, 2022
• Journal: Business History
• Print ISSN: 0007-6791
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-7938
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 904-927
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1280025
• Keywords: History, strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, methodology
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2850384