9789517469418 - Information Flows: New Approaches in the Historical Study of Business Information von Muller, Leos; Ojala, Jari (2 Ergebnisse)

Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. A fine copy with no markings. Text in English. 311 pp. Business information is an important subject in contemporary social and economic historical studies. One reason is the revolution in information technology of the recent decades. Another reason is the he impact of neo-institutional economics, which singled out information costs as an important factor in economic performance. Howevet, this attention has primarily been paid to contemporary or recent use of business information. The present book looks at the role of business information from a long long time-perspective (1350-2000), with the aim, not least, of pointing out the continuity and the evolutionary character of the changing use of information. The chapters of this book, however, not only cover a long period and a varied subject matter. They also represent new and fresh analytical perspectives on the issue of business information, in addition to providing us with original historical research. This book will attract any scholar interested in information flows from the mid-fourteenth century to the present day.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 311 p. ; 21 cm. The present book looks at the role of business information from a long time-perspective (1350-2000), with the aim, not least, of pointing out the continuity and the evolutionary character of the changing use of information. The chapters of this book, however, not only cover a long period and a varied subject matter. They also represent new and fresh analytical perspectives on the issue of business information, in addition to providing us with original historical research.