According to the reports of people who participated in compiling the histories of companies in Korea, There were no companies maintaining their important records which were essential to compile their history. That means that even the fundamental recor...
According to the reports of people who participated in compiling the histories of companies in Korea, There were no companies maintaining their important records which were essential to compile their history. That means that even the fundamental records of a company are not preserved, and there are much inefficiencies in the aspect of time, costs and human resources when the company compiles it's history. Now The companies have a correct recognition of necessity of the records, but do not practice an appropriate management of the records, It may result from meeting with nothing of conception of the Business Archives.
This study examines the key function of the Business Archives classified by type that is most suitable for each type and can specialize most well each type focusing on compilation of a company history that is most related in Archives.
In case of compiling a company history based on Business Archives, We can improve the inefficiencies of time, costs and human resources in the process of collecting the records, organizing the compilation team, establishing the compilation office, reviewing the records, selecting the records, arranging the records and investigating the draft. And this study presents compiling a company history as an own special function of the general Business Archives, and makes mention of that compilation of a company history is not suitable for the function of the Industrial Archives but it can be also used as an additional source of earnings of the Commercial Business Archives.