Dear all A heads up to a forthcoming title in Routledge's International Studies in Business History. Of course, I have a vested interest and would appreciate any pre-order or actual order from your library. Best Bernardo (University of Leicester) ------------------------------ *Technological Innovation in Retail Finance<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/13TRk9oVQYVNvoxmVM> * International Historical PerspectivesEdited by *Bernado Batiz-Lazo*, *J. Carles Maixé-Altés*, *Paul Thomes* Read More <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/13TRkyDgMMKaMzhFIz> | Recommend to Librarian <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/13TRkXRBIAyy3K1Yvm> This edited volume offers a new and original approach to the study of technological change in retail finance. Documenting developments in the US alongside case studies from Mexico and Western Europe, Technological Innovation in Retail Finance addresses the variety of financial institutions that populated the markets for retail finance. It offers a massive research base reflecting not only breadth of contributor interests, but also a unity of purpose that comes from several workshops and comments on each other's work. Technological innovation had a major role in the shaping and developing of administrative procedures, routines, and capabilities in organizations offering retail financial services. Indeed, with the exception of contemporary case studies for the UK, the current ‘state of the art’ in the study of the computerization of financial services from an historical perspective is overwhelmingly focused on developments in the USA. This volume overcomes the usual bias towards the so called ‘Atlantic continuity’ in the understanding of technological change related to applications of information and telecommunication technologies (ICT) by offering a number of sources of distinctiveness. It shows when and how technological change altered the competitive intensity in the markets for retail finance. October 2010 | Hardback: 978-0-415-88067-1 ------------------------------ [image: cover] <http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/13TRln5WEomVkUMhi9>* *These books are part of our *Routledge International Studies in Business History*series. To view all the titles click here<http://tandf.msgfocus.com/c/13TRnOtYfdfaZXg60T>