The Milieudefensie et al v Royal Dutch Shell plc. landmark ruling establishes for the first time direct environmental liabilities linked to local damages caused by global emissions and deems a single company partially responsible for climate change, opening corporations to new legal jeopardy...

Purpose: Develop a method for an extended "fore-and-aft" use of business models. The method will turn them also into potent business history tools, in addition to being valuable forward planning instruments. Approach: Business models can be used to understand organizations by studying them as...

Kingdom of Nokia tells a fascinating story of corporatism in Finland. How did the mobile phone giant Nokia make the Finnish elite willing to serve the interests of the company? Nokia became a global player in mobile communications in the 1990s, and helped establish Anglo-Saxon capitalism in...

The Indian banking industry is dominated by public sector banks. The poor financial inclusion is a challenge for the banking industry. The private sector banks were given licenses by RBI. These banks have also focused on the urban areas and ignored financial inclusion. RBI recently awarded in...

Modern technology allows people to communicate directly using voice and video calls, emails, instant messages traveling from one device to another. Communication is done by maintaining trust in each other without a third party, no matter how far away they are. But when in a communication between...

The article focuses on the British banking sector in the late twentieth century. It explores the approach of the managers of Barclays Bank, who in contrast to their competitors, decided to use female staff at the forefront of their strategy to increase business and to improve customer...

On June 27, 2017, the European Commission imposed a record fine of 2.4 billion EUR on Google for violating EU competition law. More specifically, the Commission issued a decision finding that Google had infringed Article 102 TFEU by abusing its dominant position on the market for online general...

Kingdom of Nokia tells a fascinating story of corporatism in Finland. How did the mobile phone giant Nokia make the Finnish elite willing to serve the interests of the company? Nokia became a global player in mobile communications in the 1990s, and helped establish Anglo-Saxon capitalism in...

We sketch a new synthesis of American business history to replace (and subsume) that put forward by Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., most famously in his book The Visible Hand (1977). We see the broader subject as the history of the institutions of coordination in the economy, with the management of...

The focal theme of the current research is to conduct comparative assessment of two firms in light of financial metrics will identify the strength and weaknesses of the respective firms. The comparative overview will allow one to understand the standards and practices that a firm can emulate to...

The purpose of this symposium is to shed light on the genealogy of the idea of a business corporation, an economic institution which has long been regarded with a mixture of awe and apprehension. Each of the four original contributions addresses the history of some of its key features. In the...

Bubbles have become ubiquitous. This ubiquity has stimulated research over the past three decades into bubbles in history. In this article, we provide a systematic overview of research into historical bubbles. Our analysis reveals that there is no coherent approach to the study of bubbles and...

"Betsy Ann Plank was a child of the Depression, came of age during World War II, and began a career during the 1950s when women were expected to stay at home. Yet, she still became the first woman president of several trade associations, the first to head a department at Illinois Bell, and the...

Introduction -- Origins and History of Starbucks -- The Founders and Early Management Team -- The Coffeehouse Experience -- Behind the Blends -- Digital Innovation and Experience -- Social Impact -- Financial Results and Executive Leadership -- Coffee Competition -- Coping with Controversy --...

Introduction and Background -- Rhokana/Nkana During the Great Depression: Problems and Challenges -- Financial Incentives of War: Rhokana/Nkana During the Second World War and Korean Crisis, 1939-1953 -- Rhokana/Nkana and the Political Economy of the Central African Federation, 1953-1963 --...

Die gigantischen Kräne der Werften in Gdynia und in Pula waren bis vor Kurzem der Stolz dieser Städte. In Polen entstanden 300 Meter lange Ozeanriesen, in Kroatien Schiffe, auf denen Tausende Schafe lebend aus Neuseeland nach Europa transportiert werden konnten – Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage...

In 1962, South Korea assembled just 1,100 new automobiles. By 1996, this total had soared to 2,812,714. What explains this remarkable growth? The answer is complex, and involves a combination of a supportive State, timely technology alliances, a skilled but historically low-paid workforce,...

"An in-depth look at the life of Oakland, California native, Barclay Simpson, Strong Ties focuses on the set of convictions and leadership qualities that allowed Simpson to build a successful business from nothing and to become one of the major philanthropists in the San Francisco Bay Area. A...

The Emergence of International Business: Concepts and Approach -- The Modern Cement Industry: its Emergence and the Role of F.L. Smidth & Co. -- Like Living on an Island... Siam and Southeast Asia 1913-1925 -- When China Awakens... China 1890-1938 -- Samurai and Cement Factories. Japan 1922-1938...

Zingermans's Best Day--and Its Worst -- How The Deli Came To Life -- A Tour of Zingerman's Deli -- Guiding Principles -- Service on Every Level -- A Community of Businesses -- Mail Order -- The Bakehouse -- Coffee and Candy and Cheese -- What It's Like to Work at Zingerman's -- Teaching Others...

"The fascinating, mouthwatering story (with recipes!) of the immigrant family that created a New York gastronomic legend: "The most rambunctious and chaotic of all delicatessens, with one foot in the Old World and the other in the vanguard of every fast-breaking food move in the city." -Nora...

The Emergence of International Business: Concepts and Approach -- The Modern Cement Industry: its Emergence and the Role of F.L. Smidth & Co. -- Like Living on an Island... Siam and Southeast Asia 1913-1925 -- When China Awakens... China 1890-1938 -- Samurai and Cement Factories. Japan 1922-1938...