EH.N: CfP: 2008 Conference of the European Business History Association

[Harm Schroter]

From: <Harm.Schroter at ahkr.uib.no>

Call for Papers
European Business History Association
Bergen, Norway, 21-23 August 2008

Transactions and interactions - the flow of goods, services, and information

Imports and exports, wholesale and retail ? what research better 
suits a maritime city such as Bergen? Since the industrial revolution 
the international trade in goods has grown faster than production of 
goods. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown even faster than 
trade, whilst international trade in services has expanded more 
rapidly than FDI. The main topic of our congress thus addresses the 
most dynamic part of the economy.

The development is evident inside enterprises as well: During the 
19th century on-lookers were amazed how much faster the number of 
white-collar workers grew compared with blue-collar workers. Today, 
many manufacturing firms employ more of the latter than of the 
former. The flow and monitoring of information, control and advice 
have become ever more important, within as well as outside the 
enterprise. The flow of information is not only essential for the 
stock exchange, but for example for shipping, hospitals, 
retail-trade, fire-brigades, or taxation. It includes the development 
and protection of ideas, networks and intangible assets (e.g. trade 
marks).

Interesting topics can be found within businesses, within countries 
or between countries, but also in the interaction between politics 
and economics. Well-designed suggestions on other fields of research 
are also welcome.

Although priority will be given to papers embracing these themes and 
closely related topics, EBHA conferences also accept papers outside 
the theme of the conference.

We invite to submit suggestions for papers as well as sections until 
31 January 2008.

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