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Constructing an 'industry': the case of industrial gases, 1886-2006

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  • Ray Stokes
  • Ralf Banken

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Historically minded social scientists who analyse business and industrial development over time - including business historians - often deploy the term 'industry' as if its meaning were both self-evident and unchanging through time. This article uses the case of the international industrial gases industry over the course of 12 decades to demonstrate some ways in which a more critical and dynamic view of 'industry' - in combination with recognition of the imperfect overlap between firms on the one hand and industries on the other - enables better understanding and analysis of both.

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  • Ray Stokes & Ralf Banken, 2015. "Constructing an 'industry': the case of industrial gases, 1886-2006," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 57(5), pages 688-704, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:57:y:2015:i:5:p:688-704
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2014.975123
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    1. Hao Tan, 2017. "Making impact through industry-focused research: An Asia Pacific perspective," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 34(3), pages 487-503, September.

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