What Can Business History Tell Us about Business Performance?

Gourvish, Terry

doi:10.1179/102452906x161003

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“…In addition, according to Gourvish (2006), two dominant paradigms on the business history research agenda are those of Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and Michael Business History 413…”

Section: The Entrepreneurial Subsidiary In a Historical Perspectivementioning

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The multinational enterprise and subsidiary evolution: Scotland since 1945

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This paper explores the major developments in the multinational enterprise (MNE) literature; along with the research conducted on Scottish-based MNE subsidiaries and the policy changes that have taken place in Scotland aimed at promoting foreign direct investment (FDI). It is suggested that subsidiaries may evolve from the branch plant to the developmental and the entrepreneurial subsidiary type; with each of these three subsidiary types contributing differently to the economic development of the host country. The empirical evidence from an in-depth analysis of IBM, Greenock, Scotland attests to the importance of the entrepreneurial subsidiary activities for the host economy. Implications for research and public policy are discussed.multinational enterprise subsidiary, foreign direct investment, subsidiary evolution, branch plant, developmental subsidiary, entrepreneurial subsidiary, economic development, Scotland,

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“…In addition, according to Gourvish (2006), two dominant paradigms on the business history research agenda are those of Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and Michael Business History 413…”

Section: The Entrepreneurial Subsidiary In a Historical Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

The multinational enterprise and subsidiary evolution: Scotland since 1945

et al. 2009

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“…Performance is a somewhat nebulous concept, difficult to define/measure (Gourvish, 2006). Studies (covering all firm sizes) generally favour traditional financial measures of performance (e.g.…”

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Owner–manager perceptions of regulation and micro-firm performance: An exploratory view

Betton

Branston

Tomlinson

2020

Competition & Change

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Regulation has traditionally been explored in terms of its negative burden on financial performance. We posit a true assessment should consider both its burden and value, as well as financial and wider performance criteria. This hypothesis is explored in the context of micro-firms using original survey data from the English tourism industry, using multivariate regression techniques and qualitative comments. Perceived-Burden demonstrates a negative association with financial performance, while Perceived-Value demonstrates a positive association with goal-satisfaction. Resulting policy recommendations focus on accompanying future regulatory changes with appropriate positive information so managers can move beyond burden to recognize the inherent value, and suggesting the need for further research in this area.

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“…De acordo com Gourvish (2006), é inegável o foco instrumental dado pelas empresas nos processos de (re)construção de suas trajetórias históricas. Rowlinson et al (2010) destaca que esse foco pretende-se estratégico e materializa-se de diferentes formas, como por meio da criação (a) de calendários de festas, livros e publicações comemorativas; (b) de atrações que oferecem experiências de marca; (c) de comemorações corporativas de eventos nacionais; (d) de museus corporativos; e (e) de Centros de Memória e Documentação.…”

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História, Memória e Meios de Comunicação: Uma Análise do Discurso Publicitário na Revista Veja

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Pessôa

2016

Pensamento Contemporâneo em Administração

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ResumoEstudos que interligam os temas história, memória e meios de comunicação crescem a cada dia, sustentados por três movimentos: estudos de memória, que problematizam formas de representação, mediação e circulação das memórias nas sociedades; estudos acerca do uso estratégico da história pelas empresas; e estudos de mídia e história, que identificam as interfaces analíticas entre estas áreas, priorizando os estudos acerca dos usos do passado pelos meios de comunicação. Assumindo que os meios de comunicação são lugares de memória e que as organizações os utilizam estrategicamente, buscou-se compreender como os temas história e memória são apropriados pelo discurso publicitário veiculado na mídia de massa brasileira. O corpus da pesquisa foi composto por 416 anúncios da Revista Veja de 2008 a 2013, posteriormente submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Como resultado inicial, identificou-se cinco estratégias categorizadas como: a história como assinatura, como comemoração, como oportunidade, como foco, e como sustentação.Palavras-chave: Discurso Publicitário. Organizações. História. Memória Organizacional. Lugares de Memória. AbstractStudies linking the themes history, memory and media grow each day sustained by three movements: studies of memory, that question forms of representation, mediation and movement of memories in societies; studies on the strategic use of history by companies; and media and history studies, identifying the analytical interfaces between these areas. Assuming that the media could be consider as a site of memory and that organizations use them strategically, we sought to understand how history and memory issues are appropriate by the advertising discourse conveyed in the Brazilian mass media. The research corpus is composed of 416 ads from Veja Magazine from 2008 to 2013, and then subjected to content analysis. As result we identified five strategies: history as a signature, as celebration, as an opportunity, focus, and support.

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What Can Business History Tell Us about Business Performance?

Cited by 9 publications

References 43 publications

The multinational enterprise and subsidiary evolution: Scotland since 1945

The multinational enterprise and subsidiary evolution: Scotland since 1945

Owner–manager perceptions of regulation and micro-firm performance: An exploratory view

História, Memória e Meios de Comunicação: Uma Análise do Discurso Publicitário na Revista Veja

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