Corporate history

Diego M. Coraiola

Chapter 31 in Elgar Encyclopedia of Historical Organisation Studies, 2026, pp 111-113 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Corporate history constitutes a distinct narrative genre serving both scholarly and strategic purposes. This article reviews its dual value: methodological, as a source for historical generalisations in business history, and phenomenological, as a cultural resource corporations use strategically. It also highlights tensions between academic rigour and corporate utility and explores corporate history's role in understanding the past and the future of organisations.

Keywords: Corporate history; Historical narratives; Business history; Strategic advantage; Organisational memory; Rhetorical history (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035332922
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