@article{de_jong_research_2022, title = {Research in {Business} {History}: {From} {Theorising} to {Bizhismetrics}}, volume = {62}, issn = {0004-8992, 1467-8446}, shorttitle = {Research in business history}, url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aehr.12221}, doi = {10.1111/aehr.12221}, abstract = {Abstract: Empirical work is dominating business history, with a particular emphasis on case research using rich primary sources. I argue that the field of business history would benefit from a balanced combination of theoretical and empirical work. Restoring this balance requires that business historians build theories using their empirical observations. This approach – theorising – may enrich the field of business history and enhance the impact on related fields. I also argue that testing business history theory requires a broad set of empirical techniques, that is, bizhismetrics.}, language = {en}, number = {1}, urldate = {2022-03-15}, journal = {Australian Economic History Review}, author = {De Jong, Abe}, month = mar, year = {2022}, note = {Number: 1}, pages = {66--79}, }