Find out about Alex Gillett and I's new book about the British influence on the Olympic movement in this week's
University of York School for Business and Society
spotlight research blog!

https://blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotlight/2026/02/03/foundations-of-managing-british-olympics-institutions-through-time/

#olympics #managementhistory #businesshistory #history

Foundations of Managing British Olympics: Institutions through Time – Spotlight on Business and Society

Dangerous news for people like me that like staring at old maps - new one inch to the mile maps added to NLS maps.

#businesshistory #managementhistory #mbh #orghis #histodons

maps.nls.uk/additions/#169

Excited to unveil this
#CfP for
Business History
- Business History and Imperialism.

All submissions related to business and empire welcome - including those with an interest in historical project studies.

#bizhis #mgthis #mbh #orghis #businesshistory #managementhistory #management #histodons

https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/business-history-and-imperialism/

Business History and Imperialism

CFP: We at the School for Business and Society, University of York will be hosting the
Economic and Business History Society and Association of Business Historians
joint conference in York next year!

This promises to be a big event so don't miss out! #businesshistory #managementhistory #histodons #history #business

https://ebhsoc.org/2023/11/call-for-papers-joint-49th-ebhs-annual-conference-and-abh-conference-2024/

Call for Papers: Joint 49th EBHS Annual Conference and ABH Conference 2024 - The Economic and Business History Society

Last week we visited the @FootballMuseum exhibition on football games, before doing some research at their archive in Preston on Tuesday. #histodons #businesshistory #managementhistory #sporthistory

Read about the visit here - https://soccermadboffins.blogspot.com/2023/11/soccer-mad-boffins-autumn-games.html

Soccer-Mad Boffins Autumn Games!

  The National Football Museum currently has an excellent exhibition 'Batteries Not included'   on the glory days of soccer themed board and...

Great to see this new paper from Neveen Abdelrehim & co on Robert Stephenson & Co, on the 198th anniversary of the Stockdon & Darlington opening! https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2023.2255140

#histodons #rail #businesshistory #managementhistory

Extremely proud of Alex Gillett and I's contribution to this exciting new volume - our chapter focuses on how to do research in an archive - and we hope it will be a valuable methodological guide to anyone interested in archival research in the management field but who isn't quite sure how to do it! #businesshistory #managementhistory #organizationalhistory #histodons

https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-historical-methods-for-management-9781800883734.html

Handbook of Historical Methods for Management

‘This Handbook is a great addition to the wealth of studies showing the importance of historical approaches to management and organization studies. The editors and authors of this volume make it clear that studying organizations means history. They mark a turning point in understanding how organization and historical studies are interlocked. The volume offers a few keys to open a beautiful Pandora’s box.’ – Paolo Quattrone, Alliance Manchester Business School, UK

The origins and evolution of professional football clubs from a business, management, and organizational history perspective

Want to know what the Soccer-Mad Boffins have been doing the last few years?

Watch the video!

#soccer #football #history #histodons #managementhistory #businesshistory

https://youtu.be/vClw2PENbuw

Soccer-Mad Boffins - Introduction and Research Update

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We are looking to continue our Career Development Fellow scheme
@UoY_SBS
- applicants from #business and #management historians welcome! #mbh #businesshistory #managementhistory #organizationalhisotry
#histodons