Personal Capitalism and Corporate Governance: British Manufacturing in the First Half of the Twentieth Century

ISBN-13: 9781138255005 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 250 str.

Myrddin John Lewis; Roger Lloyd-Jones; Mark David Matthews

Opis

Personal Capitalism and Corporate Governance is based on case studies of British manufacturing companies. It explores contemporary issues concerning corporate governance and corporate behaviour, with the main section dealing with methodology, in particular a critical examination of personal capitalism and the role of financial reporting. The final section outlines the rationale for a historical case study approach based on a range of firm sizes displaying differences in the evolution of their governance patterns.

Recenzje

'This book offers excellent examples of source-based business history...' Enterprise and Society '... extremely interesting insights into problems of corporate governance and the travails of shareholders in the first half of the twentieth century, with particularly telling illustrations from the business archives.' Twentieth Century British History

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction: Corporate Governance, Personal Capitalism, and British Manufacturing in the First Half of the Twentieth Century; Chapter 2 Raleigh and the Bowdens: Personal Capitalism and Business Performance, 1887–1939; Chapter 3 Hadfields Ltd: Personal Capitalism, Boardroom Culture and Corporate Governance; Chapter 4 Losing Trust: The BSA Board and Corporate Governance, 1900–1939; Chapter 5 Alfred Herbert Ltd: The Individualistic Element in Corporate Governance and the Legacy of Personal Control; Chapter 6 The Relationship between Companies and their Shareholders: Greenwood & Batley and Hadfields;

O autorze

Dr Myrddin John Lewis and Professor Roger Lloyd-Jones teach at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Dr Mark David Matthews is a former Leverhulme research assistant at Sheffield Hallam University. Professor Josephine Maltby teaches at the University of York, UK.