The Guest Editors of the special issue on Historical Accounting for Enterprise and Society in Africa are pleased to invite contributors to the special online workshop in respect to this Special Issue on 31 March 2023.
The virtual workshop is aimed at prospective contributors and academics who have an interest on the topical issues the special issue seeks to address. This Special Issue seeks to understand the history and legacy of accounting and accounting systems in the development of enterprise and society in Africa. It directs attention to all traditions of accounting through the long history of African indigenous economies and cultures. The full call for papers is available here.
Those wishing to present their ongoing work at the workshop should reach out to the Guest Editors: Professor Grietjie Verhoef (gverhoef@uj.ac.za) and Dr Olayinka Moses (yinka.moses@vuw.ac.nz) with a proposal or an extended abstract of the intended paper by Friday, 10 March 2023.
Workshop submission guideline:
The proposal/extended abstracts for consideration should clearly identify:
purpose of the research
research design including theoretical framework and contextual focus/data of the study.
research method and expected results
intended contribution(s) of study and how it aligns with the special issue.
Registration:
Click here to register for the workshop.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Reminder:
The closing date for full paper submission is 30 September 2023.
*For this SI see attached the announcement of a virtual workshop for the Special Issue on Historical Accounting for Enterprise and Society in Africa to be held Friday, 31 March 2023 | 09:00 – 14:00 GMT/UTC Those wishing to present their ongoing work at the workshop should reach out to the Guest Editors: Professor Grietjie Verhoef (gverhoef@uj.ac.za) and Dr Olayinka Moses (yinka.moses@vuw.ac.nz) with a proposal or an extended abstract of the intended paper by Friday, 10 March 2023.
Finally, please support our community by considering submitting a paper for the 2023 AFAANZ Conference which will be on the Gold Coast from 2 July to 4 July, 2023. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
The AFAANZ Accounting History SIG will advise separately about the upcoming SIG symposium.
Bamforth, Catherine Jill, and Malcolm Abbott. “Comparing Private and Public Approaches to State Megaproject Implementation: The R100-R101 Airship Development Case Study.” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 131–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2020.1806823.
David, Geraldine, Christian Huemer, and Kim Oosterlinck. “Art Dealers’ Inventory Strategy: The Case of Goupil, Boussod & Valadon from 1860 to 1914.” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 24–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2020.1832083.
Fletcher, Marie M. “Death and Taxes: Estate Duty – a Neglected Factor in Changes to British Business Structure after World War Two.” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 187–209. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2021.1892642.
Herrero, Marta, and Thomas R. Buckley. “Collaborating Profitably? The Fundraising Practices of the Contemporary Art Society, 1919–1939.” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2020.1805436.
Maréchaux, Benoît. “Business Organisation in the Mediterranean Sea: Genoese Galley Entrepreneurs in the Service of the Spanish Empire (Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries).” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 56–87. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2020.1798933.
[book review] Martínez-Rodríguez, Susana. “Gendered Capitalism. Sewing Machines and Multinational Business in Spain and Mexico (1850–1940).” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 210–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2021.1995173.
[book review] Masrani, Swapnesh. “Tata: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism.” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 212–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2021.1995179.
[book review] Raman, Alka. “The English East India Company’s Silk Enterprise in Bengal, 1750–1850.” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 214–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2021.2001055.
Romano, Maurizio. “‘The Originator of Eni’s Ideas’. Marcello Boldrini at the Top of Agip/Eni (1948–1967).” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 88–112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2020.1789101.
Wegenschimmel, Peter, and Andrew Hodges. “The Embeddedness of ‘Public’ Enterprises: The Case of the Gdynia (Poland) and Uljanik (Croatia) Shipyards.” Business History 65, no. 1 (January 2, 2023): 113–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2020.1796975.
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Consider joining us for the next HiMOS workshop (www.historymos.com) in Helsinki. The seminar series aims at promoting historical methods in management and organization studies and workshops history-informed papers for publication in top management journals.
Location: Suomenlinna, Helsinki
Time: Friday, March 3, 2023 (full day, including dinner in the city)
Participation fee: Free of charge! We are grateful for the financial support of Jyväskylä School of Business and Economics (JSBE).
We are excited to welcome Dan Raff (Wharton) for a keynote, distinguished commentators, and authors of papers aimed at journals, such as JMS, JIBS, SMJ, and Org Studies.
Speakers: Dan Raff (Wharton), Mirva Peltoniemi (JSBE), Christopher Hartwell (ZHAW), Saara Matala (Chalmers), Sandeep Pillai (Bocconi), & Rolv Petter Amdam (BI)
The Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) is looking for motivated and qualified candidates with an interest in the history of digital history to develop, with our help, an application for an individual AFR PhD grant (Luxemburg National Research Fund).
The doctoral project would take place within the framework of a new research project & network about the history of digital humanities that is currently being developed by Dr. Gerben Zaagsma (C²DH) and Prof. dr. Julianne Nyhan (Technische Universität Darmstadt/ University College London).
We are interested in applicants who seek to explore the nexus between (digital) technology and changing modes of historical knowledge production. Possible topics include but are not not limited to:
The early beginnings of historical computing in the 1950s and 1960s or humanities research from this period or before that integrated algorithmic research methods or thinking, not necessarily using machines.
The development of historical computing in the Eastern bloc.
The international Association for History and Computing (1986-2005)
If selected for an AFR, the PhD candidate will be offered a work contract (up to 4 years) at the University of Luxemburg and will be jointly supervised by Dr. Zaagsma and Prof. Nyhan.
Your profile
Candidates should have (or expect to achieve) a Master degree in History, Digital History or Humanities, or a related field in the Humanities
Good verbal communication and academic writing skills in English;
Linguistic skills corresponding to your chosen topic (German, Russian, others).
Enthusiasm for research and critical thinking.
We actively encourage applicants from underrepresented social, economic, and cultural backgrounds to apply, as we strongly believe that an intercultural and diverse team strengthens the research and practice of digital history.
Successful AFR applicants will be offered:
An exciting multi-disciplinary and international research environment with ample opportunities to exchange with scholars at the University of Luxembourg;
A highly competitive salary for a full-time PhD position for a period of maximum 4 consecutive years (3+1 years);
A package of mentoring, training and career development as well as access to a wide range of courses and seminars offered by the University of Luxembourg. A close connection with the Chair of Humanities Data Science and Methodology, TU Darmstadt will be encouraged, including the opportunity to actively participate in the research-related events and activities of the Chair, as mutually agreeable.
Doctoral candidates are encouraged to actively engage in disciplinary, interdisciplinary as well as transferable skills trainings and to develop their scientific profile and network through participation in international conferences.
About the University of Luxembourg and the C²DH
Founded in 2003, the University of Luxembourg is the only public university of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Multilingual, international and research-oriented, it is also a modern institution with a personal atmosphere. 1,420 academic staff (including 950 doctoral candidates) supporting 268 professors, assistant professors and lecturers in their teaching. The academic staff originates from 94 different countries, and the 6,783 students from 130 different countries.
The Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) is the University of Luxembourg’s third interdisciplinary research centre, focusing on high-quality research, analysis and public dissemination in the field of contemporary Luxembourgish and European history. It promotes an interdisciplinary approach with a particular focus on new digital methods and tools for historical research and teaching.
How to apply?
Prepare your complete application including:
a cover letter including your personal motivation for the PhD project;
a CV (incl. links to publications and/or previous projects);
a project description for your PhD project (max. 2 pages) that includes the research area, and objectives.
Please send your application to gerben.zaagsma@uni.lu, whom you can also contact for questions.
The deadline for applications: 13February2023 at midnight CET (Luxembourg time) and candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application by 22 February. The deadline for submitting the AFR grant applications is 8 March 2023. The applicants will be informed by July 2023 whether the application has been accepted for funding.
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