The Centre for International Business History (CIBH)
Established in 1997, the Centre for International Business History (CIBH) strives to promote the study of the past development and future evolution of business in an international and comparative context.
The commitment and expertise of our staff has been consistently recognised through a series of leading awards including: the Wadsworth and the Harvard-Newcomen Prizes for best book in business history, the Cass Prize (twice) for the best article in the journal Business History, the best article published in the Spanish Economic History Review; best paper presented at the conference of the European Business History Association; the Coleman prize for the best business history PhD thesis; the Krooss Prize (2005) and the European Business History Association Prize (2004) for the best PhD dissertation in Business History.
CIBH members have attracted research grants from external sources totaling in excess of £1.4m. Of this, over £300,000 has come from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Other grants have come from the Leverhulme Trust, the Nuffield foundation, the EU and the British Academy.
Programmes in Business History
Henley Business School at the University of Reading offers a postgraduate masters programme in business history, International MSc International Management and Business History, and has established a role at the forefront of business history teaching and research in the UK.
Current research interests include: banking in interwar Britain, clusters, externalities and innovation, the development of international retailing, the development of the British railway network, ethnic entrepreneurship, film-going in Wales 1918-1951, the role of trust in bank lending and shareholders in nineteenth century Britain.
We welcome applicants (including part-time and mature students) for doctoral research in any field of either international or British business history. Our key research strengths include: the emergence of modern entrepreneurship, the history of corporate governance, the development of modern service sector and financial history. Postgraduate Research in the School of Management.
