Corporate Forms and Organizational Choice in International Insurance: An Overview of the History and Theory

Pearson, Robin; Yoneyama, Takau

Abstract

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the development of organizations in insurance worldwide from the origins of the industry to the present day and summarizes the relevant theoretical and empirical literature on this topic. It describes the research project that underpins this book, outlines the content of the contributing chapters and points to some conclusions about organizational choice that have a wider relevance for modern theory.

Citation

Pearson, R., & Yoneyama, T. (2015). Corporate Forms and Organizational Choice in International Insurance: An Overview of the History and Theory. In R. Pearson, & T. Yoneyama (Eds.), Corporate Forms and Organisational Choice in International Insurance (1-26). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198739005.003.0001

• Online Publication Date: Nov 1, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 1-26
• Book Title: Corporate Forms and Organisational Choice in International Insurance
• Chapter Number: 1
• ISBN: 9780198739005
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198739005.003.0001
• Keywords: insurance, corporate forms, business organsiations
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1099305
• Additional Information: co-author, Takau Yoneyama
• Contract Date: Oct 1, 2014