EH.N: CfP: 2008 Association of Business Historians Conference

[Francesca Carnevali]

CALL FOR PAPERS
Association of Business Historians 2008
"Business History after Chandler"
4-5 July 2008
University of Birmingham
www.busman.qmul.ac.uk/abh

On the 4-5 July 2008 the Association of Business Historians will hold 
their annual meeting at the University of Birmingham. The theme is 
'Business History after Chandler'. The primary aim of this conference 
is to provide a forum to reflect on the contribution of Alfred DuPont 
Chandler Jr. (1918-2007) to the development of business history. We 
welcome in particular papers that engage explicitly and 
constructively with the Chandlerian paradigm, including specific 
country and firm studies.

Submissions of papers and sessions of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Big business and family firms
- Markets versus firms
- Firms and the State
- Professionalisation of Management
- Comparative Corporate Governance
- The theory of business history
- Business history as story
- Entrepreneurs, strategy and structure
- Business and productivity
- Labour relations


Organizers also welcome papers on any topic related to business 
history, even where it does not focus on the conference theme, and on 
any time period or country. Proposals are welcomed for either 
individual papers or entire sessions (each of normally one-and-a-half 
hours). Each paper proposal should include a one page abstract, a 
list of 3 to 5 keywords, and a brief CV (one side of A4). Proposals 
for sessions should also include a cover letter containing a title, 
and one-paragraph of session description. If you have any questions 
please contact the local organizer Francesca Carnevali 
(f.carnevali at bham.ac.uk)

The deadline for submissions is 30 December 2007.

Please send these to:
Francesca Carnevali
Department of Modern History
University of Birmingham
Birmingham B15 2TT
0121 414 6635
f.carnevali at bham.ac.uk