Business History: Some Proposals for Aims and Methodology

This article has a dual purpose. First, some of the aims and methods employed in a study ¹ of a New Zealand business are discussed. A summary is given of the approach adopted together with some of the unpublished sections of the thesis ² on which the book was in part based. Secondly, many of the methodological problems encountered are discussed in the general context of what may be considered as appropriate aims and techniques for business history research.