Corporate History:
Whether to make or buy?
Michael Rowlinson
(Queen Mary University of London)
Business Archives Council Conference
‘Business Archives Sans Frontieres’
Thurs 10th Nov 2011
Historical publications
The Early Application of Scientific Management by Cadbury. Business
History,1988 30(4).
Reshaping Work: The Cadbury Experience. 1990. Cambridge
University Press, with Smith & Child.
The invention of corporate culture - A history of the histories of Cadbury.
Human Relations, 1993 46(3), with Hassard.
Public History Review Essay: Cadbury World. Labour History Review,
2002 67(1).
Historical analysis of company documents. In Cassell & Symon (Eds.),
Essential Guide to Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research.
2004. SAGE.
The Genre of Corporate History. Journal of Organizational Change
Management, 2009 22(1), with Delahaye, Booth, Clark, & Procter.
Social Remembering and Organizational Memory. Organization
Studies, 2010 31(1), with Booth, Clark, Delahaye, & Procter.
Company webpages
• Tesco
– http://www.tescoplc.com/
Our history.
We’ve come a long way since Jack Cohen first opened a market
stall in the East End of London in 1919.
• Queen Mary
– http://www.qmul.ac.uk/
Our history
Queen Mary has its roots in four historic colleges: Queen Mary
College, Westfield College, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical
College and the London Hospital Medical College.
The Mile End campus is historically the home of Queen Mary
College, which began life in 1887 as the People's Palace, a
philanthropic centre to provide east Londoners with educational,
cultural and social activities.
The History Factory
http://www.historyfactory.com/
The History Factory - Bringing Your History to Life
The History Factory is a heritage management firm that helps today’s
leading global corporations, organizations and institutions discover,
preserve and leverage their unique history to meet today’s business
challenges.
For over 30 years we’ve helped tomorrow’s leaders use yesterday’s
accomplishments and lessons to gain competitive advantage—today.
More than facts and figures, programs and deliverables created by The
History Factory bring to life the events that define your organization—
moments of motivation, inspiration and perseverance—to create
powerful and persuasive communications tools.
Whether it’s complete archive storage with a web-accessible interface, a
corporate museum or exhibit, an award-winning corporate history book,
or an integrated company anniversary program, as our client list
suggests, The History Factory is the resource today’s leading global
organizations rely on.
In the lifespan of every competitive business, history will eventually
become top-of-mind. When it does, The History Factory is equipped and
ready to help.