Introduction -- Founding a company and formulating a basic narrative -- The prior experience of Henrik Thorning and the context of the start-up -- Putting resources to service and strengthening the basic narrative in the start-up process -- How should the profiles of fiberline be sold? -- The...

Erhvervshistorie om Det Østasiatiske Kompagnis udvikling fra starten i 1884 til lukningen i 2020. En unødvendig hård skæbne skabt af udefra kommende ledelser, mener forfatteren, som selv var leder i ØK i mange år

This introductory piece provides some context to the special edition on business and economic history of Chile and Latin America. It also provides an introduction to better understanding research and method in business history while inviting for this field to be further developed in Chile.