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Enterprise and Society Advance Access originally published online on July 16, 2009
Enterprise and Society 2009 10(4):808-815; doi:10.1093/es/khp023
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The Use and Abuse of History as a Management Tool: Comments on Eric Godelier's View of the French Connection1

Christopher Kobrak

CHRISTOPHER KOBRAK is a professor of finance and business history at ESCP Europe in Paris. His latest book is Banking on Global Markets: Deutsche Bank and the United States, 1870 to the Present. E-mail: Kobrak{at}escpeurope.eu

This short essay elaborates on two points raised by Eric Godelier's article about resolving divisions between management science and business history in France. It outlines the segmentation of French higher education, especially in the area of business studies, and discusses some long-standing debates over legitimizing historical studies.


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