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@entandsoc.bsky.social is delighted to announce that Prof. Ai Hisano has been chosen as incoming Editor-in-Chief. This is a truly exciting appointment that promises a bright new phase in the journal's history. More about Ai and her fascinating work can be found here:
www.aihisano.com
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The next of this year's Krooss Prize summaries is now available for your perusal & pleasure. Indeed, Pablo Pryluka was the 2025 winner for his dissertation "Developing Consumers: A History of Wants and Needs in Postwar South America." Congratulations Pablo! OA here:
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Developing Consumers: A History of Wants and Needs in Postwar South America | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Developing Consumers: A History of Wants and Needs in Postwar South America
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November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The next of this year's Krooss Prize summaries is now available for your perusal & pleasure. Indeed, Pablo Pryluka was the 2025 winner for his dissertation "Developing Consumers: A History of Wants and Needs in Postwar South America." Congratulations Pablo! OA here:
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This looks very interesting.
"From slavery to freedom: Labour, technological change, and institutional innovation on the salt islands of the British Caribbean, c. 1774-1845" by Kimberley Thomas (@universityofleeds.bsky.social)
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From slavery to freedom: Labour, technological change, and institutional innovation on the salt islands of the British Caribbean, c. 1774-1845
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November 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
This looks very interesting.
We are delighted to bring you the first of this year's three Krooss Prize summaries, with Joshua Lappen's Cultures of Power: Electrification, Politics, and Visibility in Greater Los Angeles." Available now, Open Access.
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Cultures of Power: Electrification, Politics, and Visibility in Greater Los Angeles | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Cultures of Power: Electrification, Politics, and Visibility in Greater Los Angeles
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November 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
We are delighted to bring you the first of this year's three Krooss Prize summaries, with Joshua Lappen's Cultures of Power: Electrification, Politics, and Visibility in Greater Los Angeles." Available now, Open Access.
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As an historical aside, Bryan also went on to be a pioneer of the "canned speech" - phonographic recordings of speeches for distribution during presidential campaigns, as explored in this delightful paper from Susan Spellman & John Forren; www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
As an historical aside, Bryan also went on to be a pioneer of the "canned speech" - phonographic recordings of speeches for distribution during presidential campaigns, as explored in this delightful paper from Susan Spellman & John Forren; www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Wait up! Not one, but two new articles. First up, Andrew Johnston reveals "The Dawn of Shareholder Value: The Normalization of the Hostile Takeover in the UK 1952–1954", a significant reappraisal of financialization in Britain. Open Access, here with 1 click:
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The Dawn of Shareholder Value: The Normalization of the Hostile Takeover in the UK 1952–1954 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
The Dawn of Shareholder Value: The Normalization of the Hostile Takeover in the UK 1952–1954
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Wait up! Not one, but two new articles. First up, Andrew Johnston reveals "The Dawn of Shareholder Value: The Normalization of the Hostile Takeover in the UK 1952–1954", a significant reappraisal of financialization in Britain. Open Access, here with 1 click:
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We are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Prof. Shakila Jacob. Prof. Jacob was a pioneer in international business history, bringing vital and much needed postcolonial perspectives to the discipline. She will be very sorely missed by many.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Prof. Shakila Jacob. Prof. Jacob was a pioneer in international business history, bringing vital and much needed postcolonial perspectives to the discipline. She will be very sorely missed by many.
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@entandsoc.bsky.social was delighted to recently publish @riyokoshibe.bsky.social fascinating work on Grangemouth. The work can be found here and is published Open Access:
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October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
@entandsoc.bsky.social was delighted to recently publish @riyokoshibe.bsky.social fascinating work on Grangemouth. The work can be found here and is published Open Access:
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Hot off the press! In "The Firm, the Bank, and the Family: Military Intelligence and the Wallenbergs in Sweden’s Cold War" Rikard Westerbeg shines a light on secret collaboration between the Wallenbergs and Sweden's Cold War intelligence establishment. OA of course! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Firm, the Bank, and the Family: Military Intelligence and the Wallenbergs in Sweden’s Cold War | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
The Firm, the Bank, and the Family: Military Intelligence and the Wallenbergs in Sweden’s Cold War
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October 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Hot off the press! In "The Firm, the Bank, and the Family: Military Intelligence and the Wallenbergs in Sweden’s Cold War" Rikard Westerbeg shines a light on secret collaboration between the Wallenbergs and Sweden's Cold War intelligence establishment. OA of course! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
"How has caste influenced entrepreneurship in India in the past and how does it do so in the present?" Amrita Roy sets out to answer this vital question with a fantastic new paper in @entandsoc.bsky.social. Get it Open Access here, one click away.
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Caste Embeddedness and Entrepreneurship in Colonial and Contemporary India | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Caste Embeddedness and Entrepreneurship in Colonial and Contemporary India
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October 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"How has caste influenced entrepreneurship in India in the past and how does it do so in the present?" Amrita Roy sets out to answer this vital question with a fantastic new paper in @entandsoc.bsky.social. Get it Open Access here, one click away.
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Next, Ken Sakai, Yuki Tsuboyama & Masatoshi Fujiwara lead us through the tangled pathways of "Reinterpreting Medical Innovation: The Social Adoption of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services in Japan, 1937–2023." We are delighted to publish this essay OA.
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Reinterpreting Medical Innovation: The Social Adoption of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services in Japan, 1937–2023 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Reinterpreting Medical Innovation: The Social Adoption of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services in Japan, 1937–2023
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September 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Next, Ken Sakai, Yuki Tsuboyama & Masatoshi Fujiwara lead us through the tangled pathways of "Reinterpreting Medical Innovation: The Social Adoption of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing and Services in Japan, 1937–2023." We are delighted to publish this essay OA.
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We have not one, but two wonderful new papers for you today! First, Zen Wang, in a rich and detailed study, takes us "Under the Eagle’s Wings: The Coca-Cola Company’s Trademark Protection & Its Dilemmas in China (1930–1949)."
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Under the Eagle’s Wings: The Coca-Cola Company’s Trademark Protection and Its Dilemmas in China (1930–1949) | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Under the Eagle’s Wings: The Coca-Cola Company’s Trademark Protection and Its Dilemmas in China (1930–1949)
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September 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
We have not one, but two wonderful new papers for you today! First, Zen Wang, in a rich and detailed study, takes us "Under the Eagle’s Wings: The Coca-Cola Company’s Trademark Protection & Its Dilemmas in China (1930–1949)."
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"The House of Guiness" is trying to make business history dark, dramatic, and sexy! Does it work? Is it good television? Is it good history (probably not)?
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House of Guinness review – James Norton’s pheromones positively sizzle off the screen
With smarts, heart and serious sex appeal, this fine drama from Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight is an irresistible romp – like Succession, only over a booze empire. Knight has never made a better show t...
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September 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"The House of Guiness" is trying to make business history dark, dramatic, and sexy! Does it work? Is it good television? Is it good history (probably not)?
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
We're delighted to bring you this is a bold intervention from Kristoffer Edelgaard Christensen & Søren Ivarsson: "Global Capitalist Assemblages: A Historiographical Appraisal of Multinational Enterprise in the Global South." Abstract here, link in the next post. We hope it finds a wide readership.
September 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We're delighted to bring you this is a bold intervention from Kristoffer Edelgaard Christensen & Søren Ivarsson: "Global Capitalist Assemblages: A Historiographical Appraisal of Multinational Enterprise in the Global South." Abstract here, link in the next post. We hope it finds a wide readership.
This looks really good!
September 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This looks really good!
Giorgio Armani was a creative genius. But he was also uniquely successful in business, fiercely defending independence in a sector dominated by massive groups, retaining sole ownership*. Now in his will he proposes a startling divestment/succession process. Such a great history to be written one day
September 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Giorgio Armani was a creative genius. But he was also uniquely successful in business, fiercely defending independence in a sector dominated by massive groups, retaining sole ownership*. Now in his will he proposes a startling divestment/succession process. Such a great history to be written one day
Many congratulations to @entandsoc.bsky.social authors Sarah Elvins and Katherine Barkin, very worthy winners of CBHA 2025 best article prize. We are proud to have published this fascinating paper on "The Business of Abortion":
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September 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Many congratulations to @entandsoc.bsky.social authors Sarah Elvins and Katherine Barkin, very worthy winners of CBHA 2025 best article prize. We are proud to have published this fascinating paper on "The Business of Abortion":
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Fresh on FirstView, Joaquim Cuevas and Maria A. Pons guide us through the intricacies to be found "Between State Control and Banking Power: Spanish Banking Supervision Under Franco (1940–1975)." Available now, Open Access:
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Between State Control and Banking Power: Spanish Banking Supervision Under Franco (1940–1975) | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Between State Control and Banking Power: Spanish Banking Supervision Under Franco (1940–1975)
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September 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Fresh on FirstView, Joaquim Cuevas and Maria A. Pons guide us through the intricacies to be found "Between State Control and Banking Power: Spanish Banking Supervision Under Franco (1940–1975)." Available now, Open Access:
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The BHC is coming to London!!
Upcoming deadline -> Submit proposals by October 17th 2025
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March 26th - 28th, 2026 "Co-Creation"
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Upcoming deadline -> Submit proposals by October 17th 2025
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March 26th - 28th, 2026 "Co-Creation"
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August 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The BHC is coming to London!!
Upcoming deadline -> Submit proposals by October 17th 2025
thebhc.org/2026-bhc-mee...
March 26th - 28th, 2026 "Co-Creation"
@entandsoc.bsky.social @hagleycenter.bsky.social @gnvbusinesshistory.bsky.social @businesshistory.bsky.social
Upcoming deadline -> Submit proposals by October 17th 2025
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March 26th - 28th, 2026 "Co-Creation"
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We have just read this fascinating obituary of pioneering British computing entrepreneur Stephanie Shirley. It is a truly incredible story, in many ways, and we are somewhat ashamed to admit to not having heard of her before. '
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Stephanie Shirley, Who Created a Tech World for Women, Dies at 91
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August 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We have just read this fascinating obituary of pioneering British computing entrepreneur Stephanie Shirley. It is a truly incredible story, in many ways, and we are somewhat ashamed to admit to not having heard of her before. '
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/b...
Great to see these short author promos coming out. Catch the latest here!
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August 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Great to see these short author promos coming out. Catch the latest here!
We love this image of work and production. "Filandón" by Luis Álvarez Catala (1872), Museo de Bellas Artes, Oviedo.
August 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We love this image of work and production. "Filandón" by Luis Álvarez Catala (1872), Museo de Bellas Artes, Oviedo.
It's summer & time to hit the beach (we are!). For "beach reading" what better than @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social's brand new essay on "The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960." OA here ...
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The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960
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August 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
It's summer & time to hit the beach (we are!). For "beach reading" what better than @andrekosvarnava.bsky.social's brand new essay on "The Origins of “Big Tobacco” Cigarette Manufacturing and the Prevalence of Smoking in Colonial Cyprus, 1920-1960." OA here ...
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Join us in congratulating Dr. Ai Hisano, the new Editor in Chief of 𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 & 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚!
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July 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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This was a real "who knew!" moment for us: the surprising role of the Moral Rearmament movement in rebuilding industrial capacity in postwar Japan, brought to you by Eric B. Dent, Stephanie L. Torrico & Craig Randall. Fascinating stuff!
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Japanese Postwar Success: The Impact of Moral Re-Armament | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core
Japanese Postwar Success: The Impact of Moral Re-Armament
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July 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This was a real "who knew!" moment for us: the surprising role of the Moral Rearmament movement in rebuilding industrial capacity in postwar Japan, brought to you by Eric B. Dent, Stephanie L. Torrico & Craig Randall. Fascinating stuff!
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@entandsoc.bsky.social is delighted to announce that Prof. Ai Hisano has been chosen as incoming Editor-in-Chief. This is a truly exciting appointment that promises a bright new phase in the journal's history. More about Ai and her fascinating work can be found here:
www.aihisano.com
www.aihisano.com
Ai Hisano | Historian
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July 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
@entandsoc.bsky.social is delighted to announce that Prof. Ai Hisano has been chosen as incoming Editor-in-Chief. This is a truly exciting appointment that promises a bright new phase in the journal's history. More about Ai and her fascinating work can be found here:
www.aihisano.com
www.aihisano.com