Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte

A comparative analysis of corporate environmental protection within the German chemical and automobile industry between 1960 and 2005This paper looks into the evolution of corporate environmentalism in two German industries over a period of more...

Under the auspices of Arbed (Aciéries Réunies de Burbach-Eich-Dudelange, established in 1911), the steel industry developed into the dominant economic sector of Luxembourg. After the First World War, the Grand-Duchy left the Germanic Zollverein...

Playing Managers. Management games in West German companies during the 1960s and 70sIn the 1950s, management games have emerged and were established as an attractive training method for economic executives in the USA. In the following decades, this...

How do corporations decide?Decisions within firms are mainly analyzed on the basis of a right/wrong scheme and evaluated accordingly. This essay shows that such a view is too simple, since firms have to make decisions without being able to know the...

The Medici-Bank and its structure in the context of its presence.The article deals with the rise and fall of the medieval Medici-Bank in order to shed light on the emergence of a ‹modern› banking sector in Europe. Special attention is paid to...

Setup a business and talk about. Business foundation and communication – the example BMW (1916 to1923)Communication matters. To secure a successful positioning in their markets, corporations have to spread news drawing attention to themselves,...

Machine Damage. Insurances and Prevention of Industrial Accidents around 1900Accidents are a constant companions of technology. At first glance, they do not seem to follow any rules, in fact they appear to be hardly fore seeable. This impression...