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About this series

This series examines how businesses, leaders, practices, and ideas have influenced and been influenced by history.  Aimed at curious readers, students, and anyone who wants to understand how business works. The series tackles broad subjects from the history of capitalism, corporate successes and failures, to the impact of technology, regulation, corporate governance, how social change shaped business and business practices shaped society. Each Element offers sharp, up-to-date research in a format that’s digital-first, clear, and built for discovery. Whether you're interested in the roots of modern industries or the forces shaping the future, this series is your guide to the big stories behind business.

About the Editors

Bernardo Batiz-Lazo is Professor of Fintech History at Northumbria University (UK) and Visiting Research Professor at Universidad Anáhuac (Mexico). A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Academy of Social Sciences, he’s a leading voice on the history of financial technology and retail payments. His books include Cash and Dash (OUP) and The Book of Payments (Routledge). He has advised IBM, the Gates Foundation, and Mexico’s Finance Ministry.

JC Spender is Research Professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw and author of 'Business Strategy: Managing Uncertainty, Opportunity, and Enterprise' (OUP, 2014).

Ghassan Moazzin is Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Humanities (Department of History), the University of Hong Kong. He specializes in the economic and business history of modern China. He is the author of Foreign Banks and Global Finance in Modern China: Banking on the Chinese Frontier, 1870-1919.

Contact details

*For all submission requests, firstly please contact the editors with a completed Proposal Form (template attached)*

Bernardo Batiz-Lazo: bbatiz64@gmail.com
JC Spender: jcspender@yahoo.com
Ghassan Moazzin: gmoazzin@hku.hk

Areas of interest include:

  • The rise and fall of companies, and the factors behind their success or failure 
  • The emergence and evolution of business practices 
  • The transformative impact of new industries and technologies on business and society 
  • The lives, careers, and legacies of influential business leaders 
  • The effects of government regulation on business operations 
  • The role of business in driving social and political change 
  • These themes unpack the biggest trends in business, making sense of the past to shed light on today’s challenges and tomorrow’s ideas