RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart T1 Castilian Companies: between the Medieval Model and Modern Business (Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries) A1 Carvajal de la Vega, David K1 Empresas - Historia - España - Castilla y León - Siglo XV-XXI K1 Castilian companies K1 Trade K1 Financial activities K1 5311 Organización y Dirección de Empresas AB During the Late Medieval and the Early Modern period, Castile became oneof the most powerful Kingdoms. The endogenous economic growth, the expansion oftrade and financial activities, and the connection with international networks fostered apropitious environment to do business. Castilians and foreigners understood howconvenient the creation of companies was: trade and financial companies were the bestway to do business in a context of increasing competition. This chapter aims to explorethe bases of these companies, since the establishment to the liquidation, and will analyzethe importance of topics like the corporate and financial structure, the work management,the labor conflicts or failures. We’ll provide an overview about companies in a period ofchanges and challenges like the expansion through Europe and America. PB Palgrave Macmillan SN 978-3-030-61317-4 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65670 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65670 LA eng NO Vázquez-Fariñas, M., Ortúñez-Goicolea, P.P., Castro-Valdivia, M. (eds). Companies and Entrepreneurs in the History of Spain: Centuries Long Evolution in Business since the 15th century. Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, p. 17-37 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 29-dic-2024