A5064172786- Management and Organizational Studies
- African history and culture studies
- Management Theory and Practice
- Accounting and Organizational Management
- Global and Cross-Cultural Management
- Australian History and Society
- Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- International Development and Aid
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Digital and Traditional Archives Management
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Adsorption and Cooling Systems
- International Business and FDI
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
University of Birmingham
2022-2025
University of Gothenburg
2022-2024
University of Bristol
2020-2022
Weatherford College
2021
Flint Institute Of Arts
2021
At Bristol
2021
Aston University
2011-2020
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2020
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord
2016
Queen Mary University of London
2013
If history matters for organization theory, then we need greater reflexivity regarding the epistemological problem of representing past; otherwise, might be seen as merely a repository ready-made data. To facilitate this reflexivity, set out three dualisms derived from historical theory to explain relationship between and theory: (1) in dualism explanation, historians are preoccupied with narrative construction, whereas theorists subordinate analysis; (2) evidence, use verifiable documentary...
Abstract ChatGPT and its variants that use generative artificial intelligence (AI) models have rapidly become a focal point in academic media discussions about their potential benefits drawbacks across various sectors of the economy, democracy, society, environment. It remains unclear whether these technologies result job displacement or creation, if they merely shift human labour by generating new, potentially trivial practically irrelevant, information decisions. According to CEO ChatGPT,...
History as a discipline has been accused of being a-theoretical. Business historians working at business schools, however, need to better explicate their historical methodology, not theory, in order communicate the value archival research social scientists, and train future doctoral students outside history departments. This paper seeks outline an important aspect which is data collection from archives. In this area, post-colonialism ethnography have made significant methodological...
Shuang Ren, Riikka M. Sarala, Paul Hibbert The advent of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has sparked both enthusiasm and anxiety as different stakeholders grapple with the potential to reshape business management landscape. This dynamic discourse extends beyond GAI itself encompass closely related innovations that have existed for some time, example, machine learning, thereby creating a collective anticipation opportunities dilemmas surrounding transformative or disruptive...
We agree with de Jong et al.'s argument that business historians should make their methods more explicit and welcome a general debate about the most appropriate for historical research. But rather than advocating one 'new history', we argue contemporary debates methodology in history need greater appreciation diversity of approaches have developed last decade. And while hypothesis-testing framework prevalent mainstream social sciences favoured by al. its place among these methodologies,...
The historic turn in organization studies has led to greater appreciation of the potential contribution from historical research. However, there is increasing emphasis on integrating history into studies, rather than recognizing how accommodating might require a reorientation. As result, key conceptual and methodological insights historiography have been overlooked or at times misrepresented. We identify four modes enquiry that highlight distinctions about ‘how conceptualize’ research’ past....
Research on organizational spaces has not considered the importance of collective memory for process investing meaning in corporate architecture. Employing an archival ethnography approach, practices remembering emerge as a way to shape meanings associated with architectural designs. While role monuments and museums are well established studies memory, this research extends concept spatiality that focus wider selection By analyzing historical shift from colonial modernist architecture banks...
Historical research represents an alternative understanding of temporality that can contribute to greater methodological and theoretical plurality in international business (IB) research. Historians focus on the importance events within their historical context structure accounts through periodisation, assume temporal distance between past present determines positionality researchers, seek reconstruct sources, which require critical interpretation. provides approach temporality, context,...
On the back of recent and significant new debates on use history within business management studies, we consider perception historians as being anti-theory having methodological shortcomings; scholars displaying insufficient attention to historical context privileging certain social science methods over others. These are explored through an examination three subjects: strategy, international entrepreneurship. We propose a framework for advancing studies more generally greater understanding...
Abstract Research Summary We consider what configurations of historical and geographic dimensions influence entrepreneurial growth aspirations (EGA). Our theoretical framework combines geography (coastal location, resource dependence), long‐term colonial history (ethnic heterogeneity, legal origins), postcolonial (low levels conflict population displacement; not having “bad neighbors”). employ abductive reasoning to link the social science literatures via analytically structured histories...
As historians start researching the late twentieth century, they are increasingly finding traces of past created digitally. At same time, use computers to digitise analogue material means that many pre-digital sources have been reproduced such, future historical research will include digital forms evidence and computer-based tools. This article explores how such resources might be used within business history, bridging gap reflecting upon their methodological implications. We present a...
abstract Black Economic Empowerment is a highly debated issue in contemporary South Africa. Yet few Africans realize that they are following postcolonial trajectory already experienced by other countries. This paper presents case study of British firms during decolonization Ghana and Nigeria the 1950s 1960s, which saw parallel development business society to occurred Africa 1990s 2000s. Despite fundamental differences between these states, all have had empower majority black citizens who...
The article expands existing categorisations of political and economic governance by including literature on less developed countries (LDCs). In four consecutive negotiations between the US multinational Kaisers Ghana governments in early 1960s, it is argued that company reached levels influence are at odds with explanations. order to understand corporate activities LDCs, analysis needs go beyond static factors (political risk) include dynamic such as diplomatic relations 'arenas power',...
Development, modernity, and industrialization became dominant themes in corporate advertising Africa the 1950s remained prevalent through following two decades while many African nations were gaining independence. British businesses operating there created a publicity strategy that couched their presence less developed countries terms of commitment positive contribution to progress new states. Eventually, companies tried “Africanize” image these campaigns.
Both business historians and organisation studies scholars study institutional change to understand the interactions between society. However, research approaches differ fundamentally, with organisational focusing on theory-driven explanations, whereas historical is rather theory-informed. The consequence of such disciplinary orientation that interdisciplinary conversations rarely occur. For this special issue, we invited submissions address how can contribute our understanding while...
This article reviews recent attempts at mapping research paradigms in Management and Organizational History argues that the old distinctions between supplementarist, integrationist, reorientationist approaches have been superseded by integrating historical organization studies. A typology of these integrationist differentiates pluralist unitary integration, as well models based on either theory or theory. Each has distinct weaknesses strengths, but essentially all limit their integration to...
Peer review in Business History has benefitted from the insights of over 550 expert reviewers past three years. In this editorial, we contextualise journal's peer process historically and available literature. We discuss some challenges double-blind system, including securing reviewer engagement amidst time constraints publication pressure, dark sides anonymisation, role bias, values, interdisciplinarity research evaluations. Based on these reflections, furnish concrete guidance for how to...
Contexte. Une communication médecin-patient efficace a des effets positifs sur la santé patients. En France, formation initiale à est modelée par chaque département de médecine générale (MG). Objectif. Caractériser le ressenti étudiants du diplôme d’études spécialisées (DES) MG Lille leur médecin-patient. Méthode. Il s’agissait d’une étude qualitative portant DES ayant effectué stage ambulatoire premier niveau, interrogés entretiens individuels semi-dirigés. Résultats. Les s’appuyaient...
Decolonisation of the curriculum has attracted substantial attention from university educators, especially those based in countries implicated by colonialism. Among academics schools business and management, there is increasing recognition need to decolonise management knowledge production, pedagogical practice development new knowledge. In recent years, Management Learning done a lot explain for decolonising pedagogy, suggest demonstrate how this could be done. short article, we build upon...
Multinationals experienced significant legitimacy challenges in less-developed countries between 1945 and 1970. Corporate responses to these cover three distinct periods. Unsuccessful postwar attempts focusing on colonial welfare concerns were followed by pragmatic endeavors intended repair corporate reputations Africanizing senior management. By the 1960s, this had become a common approach legitimization. The of ethnocentric multinationals led organizational changes: internationally...
Contemporary sub-Saharan Africa presents a puzzle to many observers, and has generally been perceived as hostile environment modern business. It is indeed difficult make sense of politics business on the continent without understanding how African colonies turned into independent countries since late 1950s, they evolved postcolonial states from 1970s onwards. Imperial was witness these fundamental changes in societies deeply affected by it. Although some economic indicators were relatively...