Forms of Organising in Industrial History

ISBN-13: 9781032322117 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 120 str.

John F. Wilson; Steven Toms; Ian G. Jones

Opis

This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research selected by expert series editors and contextualised by new analysis from each author on different forms of organising British industry.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Debates and speculations: The competitive and institutional advantages of holding companies: British businesses in the inter-war period Robert Fitzgerald 2. Debates and speculations: Reflections on Robert Fitzgerald on holding companies John Quail 3. Corporate structures and holding companies in Britain: Evidence, comparison and appraisal Robert Fitzgerald Retrospective: Large firms, organizational structures and comparisons within business history Robert Fitzgerald 4. The tank producers: British mechanical engineering in the Great War John Singleton Retrospective: The tank producers John Singleton