Women in Business History
How has the role of female scholars evolved in the field of business history? Mary Yaeger (University of California at Berkeley), past president of the Business History Conference,
Using Business History to Understand Present-Day China
The media and academia are full of studies trying to understand the rise of China as a super-power. In which way does a historian’s view help us to understand this proces
The Perils and Future of Business History
Patrick Fridenson is a renown business historian who for decades has played an important role in the profession. In the following video he talks about what he believes are the peri
Remembering Thomas McCraw
Thomas McCraw (1940-2012) was one of the most influential scholars at promoting the research and teaching of business history. Some of his works are obliged sources for anyone in
History, Economic Theory, Economic Policy
In the following video, William Lazonick (University of Massachusetts at Lowell) guides us through his intellectual journey that took him from economic theory to history to then fi
Being a Historian of Finance
Business and economic historians have traditionally paid particular attention to the financial sector. Those interested in entering this field will benefit from the reflections o
Becoming a Business Historian of Latin America
Since the 1990s, the field of business history has been flourishing in Latin America. Rory Miller (University of Liverpool) was a pioneer in this process. He has been studying
A Historian’s Approach to Fraud
How can historians study shady business? What are the challenges of studying fraud? What are the benefits? Edward Balleisen (Duke University) author of Fraud explains this in the
THE INFLUENCE OF HISTORY ON TEACHING BUSINESS
More on Dan Raff A bibliography …: Raff, Daniel and Philip Scranton (Eds.) (2017) The Emergence of Routines: Entrepreneurship, Organization, and Business History. Oxford: Oxfo
What Research on slavery and business history can teach each other
More on Caitlin Rosenthal: A bibliography … Rosenthal, Caitlin (2020) “Capitalism Where Labor Was Capital: Slavery, Power, and Price in Antebellum America,” Capitalism: A Jou