Organizational History Network
By Stephanie Decker
Organizational History NetworkJan 11, 2023
6. Rethinking the role of planning and materiality. The case of London Business School. By Matthew Hollow.
5. Enron and the California energy crisis
Enron is mostly known for its accountancy fraud. But it was also investigated for its market manipulation and gaming strategies in the California energy market at the start of the millennium. This article analyzes Enron's activities from the perspective of organizational corruption, and how it developed inter-organizational networks to facilitate its gaming strategies. The article is published open access in Business History review: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007680521001008 .
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://orghist.com/2022/12/13/new-ohn-podcast-article-enron-and-the-california-energy-crisis/
4. New book summary: Stephanie Decker, Postcolonial Transition and Global Business History (Routledge 2023)
This is a summary of a new book published in the International Business History series by Routledge.
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://orghist.com/2022/11/30/new-book-postcolonial-transition-and-global-business-history-routledge-2022/
3. Whiskey and Dynamic Capabilities, by Mackenzie et al., Business History, 2022
2. “Finding Light in Dark Archives”, AI & Society
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://orghist.com/2022/11/16/new-audio-article-available-finding-light-in-dark-archives/
The article is available open access here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-021-01369-9
Updated Aims and Scope information for Business History
Special Issue in Management & Organizational History: "Microhistory"
Call for Papers. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://orghist.com/2022/07/25/si-cfp-microhistory/
Journal of Management Studies Call for Papers “Historical Perspectives on Deglobalization”
EBHA Conference 2023 “The Relevance of Business History”
The Call for Papers for the EBHA annual conference 2023. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://orghist.com/2022/11/01/ebha-2023-the-relevance-of-business-history/
ABH Conference 2023 - Call for Papers - “Pushing the Boundaries”
Audio version of the Call for Papers. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://orghist.com/2022/11/11/abh2023-pushing-the-boundaries/
1. "Introducing the Eventful Temporality" by Stephanie Decker
This is the audio version of the article: Introducing the Eventful Temporality of Historical Research into International Business. By Stephanie Decker. Published in Journal of World Business in 2022. For the full OA version go to: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951622000712
Published with a CC-BY Open Access license.
Next deadline to submit Special Issue proposals for Business History is Dec 16
Journal of World Business 57,6 - Video Abstract for "Eventful Temporality in International Business"
This is the video abstract for my new article in JWB:
Stephanie Decker (2022) Introducing the Eventful Temporality of Historical Research into International Business, Journal of World Business 57,6 .
Highlights Historical methods contribute to greater plurality in international business. They can enable research into phenomena that are difficult to observe or access. They provide a richer and contextually sensitive understanding of institutions. Historical accounts focus on events as key elements of long-run processes.