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The Handbook of Historical Methods for Management is invaluable for
researchers seeking to expand their methodological toolkit. Not
only does it showcase a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to
the study of management, the Handbook also provides both practical
guidance and conceptual insights that present an inclusive overview
of historical techniques for management. Authored by leading
experts in the field, this timely Handbook provides practical
examples that explain the different processes involved in
historical methods of enquiry. It introduces a wide variety of
topics such as archival research, organizational memory,
materiality, and ANTi-history, offering insights into the
complexity of this broad field. Ultimately, the chapters revitalise
historical methods in management and organizational studies through
careful, interdisciplinary methodological guidance. This
comprehensive Handbook is essential for business, economics and
management scholars seeking to clarify their studies. It will
additionally be valuable for those in management positions striving
to learn more about historical perspectives used to study the
field.
British multinationals faced unprecedented challenges to their
organizational legitimacy in the middle of the twentieth century as
the European colonial empires were dismantled and institutional
transformations changed colonial relationships in Africa and other
parts of the world. This book investigates the political networking
and internal organizational changes in five British multinationals
(United Africa Company, John Holt & Co., Ashanti Goldfields
Corporation, Bank of West Africa and Barclays Bank DCO). These
firms were forced to adapt their strategies and operations to
changing institutional environments in two English-speaking West
African countries, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) and Nigeria,
from the late 1940s to the late 1970s. Decolonization meant that
formerly imperial businesses needed to develop new political
networks and change their internal organization and staffing to
promote more Africans to managerial roles. This postcolonial
transition culminated in indigenization programmes (and targeted
nationalizations) which forced foreign companies to sell equity and
assets to domestic investors in the 1970s. Postcolonial Transition
and Global Business History is the first in-depth historical study
on how British firms sought to adapt over several decades to rapid
political and economic transformation in West Africa. Exploring
both postcolonial transitions and development discourse, this book
addresses the topics with regard to business and economic history
and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in
the fields of organizational change, political economy, African
studies and globalization.
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