The question of what constitutes the discipline of business history has been the focus of ongoing debate for several decades. The output of business history researchers is diverse ranging from company histories to the application of theoretical frameworks used to interpret the many facets of business development. This article, in introducing this special edition of the Australian Economic History Review, provides an overview of the development of the business history discipline and the contribution it has made to understanding the operation of business enterprises and the markets in which they operate.

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关于商业历史传统的思考：它来自何处，去向何方？

几十年来，关于什么构成商业历史学科的问题一直是争论的焦点。从公司历史到用于解释业务发展多个方面的理论框架的应用，业务历史研究人员的输出多种多样。本文在介绍本《澳大利亚经济历史评论》的特殊版本时，概述了商业历史学科的发展及其对理解商业企业的经营及其经营市场所做的贡献。