European Business History Association - annual conference 2010 - Univ. of Glasgow

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Call for Papers: European Business Histry Association Conference ,
26-28 Aug. 2010, Univ. of Glasgow, Centre for Business History in
Scotland

Business Beyond the Firm
Business people routinely move from firm to firm, but they also
frequently move into - or sometimes create - organisations located
outside the world of private profit-seeking business, ones linked to
politics, government, education, health care, philanthropy, religion,
promotion of trade, and other pursuits. Movement in the opposite
direction is also possible, not least owing to the fact that many of
these other organisations share many of the core characteristics of
the private firm, including close connection to the broader economomy;
undertaking manufacturing; providing services; and/or investing,
selling, and employing (sometimes large numbers of) personnel. In
other words, these organisations often carry out the functions and
tasks associated with any business, as do most state-owned
enterprises, although their main purprpose is usually not to make
profit but to achieve other aims (generally while at the same time
breaking even financially). As its main theme, this conference will
explore the interelationships between business practice, the firm, and
the business entrepreneur on the one hand and the actors,
organisations and institutions of the broader social and political
environment on the other.
Proposals for papers and/or sessions related to the theme of the
conference are especially welcome, although paper and/or session
proposals not directly related will also be considered.
Deadline for all proposals is 31 January 2010.

For further details, please see the conference web site:
www.glasgow.ac.uk/ebha2010