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Business history is a historiographical field which examines the history of firms, business methods, government regulation and the effects of business on society. It also includes biographies of individual firms, executives, and entrepreneurs. It is related to economic history.[1] It is distinct from "company history" which refers to official histories, usually funded by the company itself.
- ^ Claus, Peter; Marriott, John (2012). History: An Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice (2 ed.). London: Taylor & Francis (published 2017). p. 214. ISBN 9781317409878. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
Essentially, business history is concerned with how production and the delivery of goods and services was organized in the past; by an individual, a sole trader, a group of individuals, a partnership, or a joint stock limited liability concern - the modern company. It is also concerned with understanding the processes underlying decision making. All this makes business history distinct from economic history, although they are clearly allied [...].