Taking an historical perspective, this unique book highlights the evolution of the many diverse forms of business enterprise, and discusses the contribution of these different types of firm to the economic growth of Italy.

In this comprehensive original reference work, the editors have brought together an unrivalled group of distinguished scholars and practitioners to comment on the historical and contemporary role of industrial districts (IDs).

Taking an historical perspective, this unique book highlights the evolution of the many diverse forms of business enterprise, and discusses the contribution of these different types of firm to the economic growth of Italy.

Taking an historical perspective, this unique book highlights the evolution of the many diverse forms of business enterprise, and discusses the contribution of these different types of firm to the economic growth of Italy.

Purpose – This paper seeks to provide a brief overview of what is business history as an academic discipline, with some reflection about its evolutionary patterns and heuristic value in other fields, as for instance, management studies. A peculiar and increasingly practised subfield of...

List of contributors -- List of abbreviations -- List of figures and tables -- Introduction a global revolution : the endurance of large family businesses around the world / PALOMA FERNANDEZ PEREZ AND ANDREA COLLI -- Theoretical issues and debates -- The emergence of family business studies : a...

"Corporate governance is not just about models of best practice organization or prescriptions following laws or social conventions. Corporate governance is also about persons of power-seeking performance, and they do so in ways that transcend structures and pre-conceived notions of the...