Forms of Organising in Industrial History

Description

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. With contributions on the strengths and weaknesses of the holding company structure, government organisation of industry during war time, the effects of forms of organisation on innovation, and debates over the suitability of international comparisons, this volume provides an array of fascinating insights into industrial history. Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case-studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Contributors Introduction Chapter 1 Debates and Speculations: The Competitive and Institutional Advantages of Holding Companies: British Businesses in the Inter-War Period Chapter 2 Debates and Speculations: Reflections on Robert Fitzgerald on Holding Companies Chapter 3 Corporate Structures and Holding Companies in Britain: Evidence, Comparison and Appraisal Retrospective: Large Firms, Organizational Structures and Comparisons within Business History Chapter 4 The Tank Producers: British Mechanical Engineering in the Great War Retrospective: The Tank Producers Index