Organizational Invention in Renaissance Florence

Author/Contributor(s):	Padgett, John F
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	06/30/2026
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Organizational Invention in Renaissance Florence reveals the Renaissance as a period of not just artistic and intellectual innovation, but groundbreaking organizational change. Drawing on three decades of research and an extensive dataset of over 100,000 individuals, John F. Padgett traces how Florentine business, political factions, and family structures evolved from 1300 to 1500. He shows how these spheres were deeply interconnected, with shifts in one domain shaping the others through dense social networks. This work offers a fresh interpretation of Renaissance Florence and illuminates how societies adapt during moments of profound social, political, and cultural transformation.