Business history and the historiographical operation

Taylor, S and Bell, E and Cooke, B (2009) Business history and the historiographical operation. Management and Organizational History, 4 (2). pp. 151-166. ISSN 1744-9359

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Abstract

In this article we explore the implications of the epistemological position taken by writers of business history through a critical hermeneutic reading of recent key statements within this field. Using the theoretical lens provided by Ricoeur in Memory, History, Forgetting, we concentrate on the potentially reflexive nature of the historiographical operation that is involved in transforming memory into history. We argue that there is little sign of reflexive historiography within business history and suggest that this reluctance goes some way towards explaining the sub-discipline's relative isolation from the rest of organization and management studies.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Management and Organizational History
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? BUSINESS HISTORY EPISTEMOLOGY HISTORIOGRAPHY RICOEUR REFLEXIVITYORGANISATION, WORK AND TECHNOLOGYHISTORYBUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENTSTRATEGY AND MANAGEMENTHC ECONOMIC HISTORY AND CONDITIONSDISCIPLINE-BASED RESEARCH ??
ID Code:
45441
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Deposited On:
11 Jul 2011 18:32
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Yes
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Published
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