The Story of the Alberti Company of Florence, 1302–1348, as Revealed in Its Account Books
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Business History Review
- Vol. 32 (1) , 14-59
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3111898
Abstract
This study is an attempt to reconstruct the history of a medieval company on the basis of the extant fragments of its account books, the only surviving records. Despite the incompleteness of the data, it was possible to reach important conclusions and to show that the continued existence of a medieval firm depended on the same factors as today: coordination, efficient management, and effective control. The records also shed interesting light on personnel relations, adjustment to new trends, and the attitude of the merchants toward the Church.Keywords
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