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@adam_tooze @LusManuelCalvo1 @AnjaCzer @_nflry @CasparShaller @christa_wirth @HansSuter @ch_esch @mullansp Perhaps some #econhist #bizhis context, also on Tobias Straumann's @eth_en insightful interview @NZZ on why & how #CreditSuisse turned towards investment banking in the 1970s/1980s: In contrast to Germany's #DeutscheBank, (1/24)
@adam_tooze @LusManuelCalvo1 @AnjaCzer @_nflry @CasparShaller @christa_wirth @HansSuter @ch_esch @mullansp @ETH_en @NZZ Credit Suisse decided in the 1970s to build strategic partnerships with US investment banks including cross-shareholdings to ensure mutual commitment in Zurich, London, and New York. Before the 1970s, Credit Suisse was in many respects similar to Deutsche. (2/24)
@adam_tooze @LusManuelCalvo1 @AnjaCzer @_nflry @CasparShaller @christa_wirth @HansSuter @ch_esch @mullansp @ETH_en @NZZ It shied away from setting up foreign branches because it feared losing control over non-domestic entities. In addition, the domestic business was deemed far more important. Yet by the late 1960s, internationalisation and an overseas presence looked inevitable, (3/24)
Starting now w/ @AiHisano Geoff Jones and Robert Lockhart - ESC event about #writing your #firstbook #bizhis
What steps emerging business historians should take to write their first monograph?
From @AiHisano
1) think about what kind of scholar you want to be,
2) explore broader frameworks for your book than you had in your dissertation
From @AiHisano
1) think about what kind of scholar you want to be,
2) explore broader frameworks for your book than you had in your dissertation
Geoff Jones: "as much as you can, leave some space between your defense and your book, perhaps write one article to focus on your specific contributions, put yourself out there, then write a better-conceptualized book project"
... attending the #advertisements #workshop at the #BHC2022MidYear w/ @susmitadrc @AnneHummert look out for post-conference proceedings for great resources on #archives for #advertising #history #bizhis
With these images, @susmitadrc @AnneHummert and the audience discussed how #advertising created new #anxieties #bodyodour #Fear 1920-1950 Perhaps @AiHisano and @sevenofnein can say more! #senses 
Some examples of research that look at #markets through #materialculture #shoes #portraits #clothes #banknotes #BHC2022MidYear
Thanks @blackjen1 @profmoskowitz
Thanks @blackjen1 @profmoskowitz
So much to get from #scrapbooks
