Abstract
Empirical work is dominating business history, with a particular emphasis on case research using rich primary sources. I argue that the field of business history would benefit from a balanced combination of theoretical and empirical work. Restoring this balance requires that business historians build theories using their empirical observations. This approach – theorising – may enrich the field of business history and enhance the impact on related fields. I also argue that testing business history theory requires a broad set of empirical techniques, that is, bizhismetrics.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 66-79 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Australian Economic History Review |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:I thank Hugo van Driel, Conrad Heilmann, David Higgins, Kris Inwood, Trevor Kollman and Florian Ploeckl and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments and discussion.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
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