Business history and the historiographical operation

S Taylor; E Bell; B Cooke

doi:10.1177/1744935909102906

Business history and the historiographical operation

S Taylor, E Bell, B Cooke

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-166
Number of pages	16
Journal	Management & Organizational History
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1744935909102906
Publication status	Published - 2009

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M1 - Journal article

Keywords

business history
epistemology
historiography
Ricoeur
reflexivity
Organisation, Work and Technology
HC Economic History and Conditions

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