2 A history of business history
In charting the evolution of this discipline, it is important to remember that we do so from a vantage point that can look back on a century of considerable growth in business history research; previously, economic history had been the prime focal point for those interested in studying firms, entrepreneurs and related matters. This chapter will be concerned with charting what can only be described as a transformational process, capturing how a specific discipline emerged out of a variety of influences. Of undoubted importance to this analysis will be the historical school of economics, given both its methodological approach and the impact these scholars had on the American pioneers ...
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