The Role of History in International Business in Southern Europe

Authors

  • Peter J. Buckley University of Leeds
  • Paloma Fernández Pérez Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/jesb2016.2.j010

Keywords:

International Business, Southern Europe, Joint Ventures, Alliances, Multinationals

Abstract

This article examines first of all two aspects of the increasing role of history in international business: history as a source of research methods and history as an underpinning for international business theory.  Second, the authors present key themes related to international business in Southern Europe in the last two centuries, as analyzed in the other articles of the special issue devoted to this theme in this special issue of the Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business.

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Author Biography

Peter J. Buckley, University of Leeds

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Published

2016-07-18

How to Cite

Buckley, Peter J., and Paloma Fernández Pérez. 2016. “The Role of History in International Business in Southern Europe”. Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business 1 (2):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1344/jesb2016.2.j010.