Economic Relationships between Atonian Monasteries and Byzantium Emperors: The Beginning of Modern Corporate Business Models and Strategies
Economic Relationships between Atonian Monasteries and Byzantium Emperors: The Beginning of Modern Corporate Business Models and Strategies

Author(s): Radostin Vazov
Subject(s): History, Economy, Business Economy / Management, Economic history, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Atonian Monasteries; corporate business model; strategies
Summary/Abstract: This article provides an analysis of the connections between monasteries and Byzantium emperors during the existence of the Byzantine Empire. It specifically focuses on how institutions the monasteries on Mount Athos interacted with the imperial authorities. The study investigates the methods through which these relationships were formed and explores their influence on the environment of that era. Also, the article draws an analogy between the business model used by the Athonian monasteries and modern corporations and shows that it has not changed regardless of the different social systems that humanity has passed through in the last thousand years.

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