Business in Britain in the twentieth century / edited by Richard Coopey, Peter Lyth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coopey, R. (Richard)

Lyth, Peter J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Economic conditions--20th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Economic policy--20th century.

Great Britain--Commerce--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of fresh, incisive scholarship, by some of the leading business historians, critically examines the nature of economic recovery in Britain in recent years. Covering the key issues for business history in this period, this overview confronts the traditional literature's conclusions and simplistic explanations.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Terry Gourvish: An Appreciation; Introduction. British Business in the Twentieth Century: Decline and Renaissance?; 1. Strategic Games, Scale, and Efficiency, or Chandler goes to Hollywood; 2. Industrial Policy in Twentieth Century Britain; 3. Business in the Regions: From 'Old' Districts to 'New' Clusters?; 4. Elites, Entrepreneurs, and British Business in the Twentieth Century; 5. Invisible Entrepreneurs? Women and Business in Twentieth Century Britain

6. From a Solution to a Problem? Overseas Multinationals in Britain during Economic Decline and Renaissance7. British Management since 1945: 'Renaissance' and Inertia, Illusions and Realities; 8. Not 'Decline and Revival': An Alternative Narrative on British Post-War Productivity; 9. Marketing Management in Britain: What is the Evidence for 'Failure'?; 10. British Retail Banking in the Twentieth Century: Decline and Renaissance in Industrial Lending; 11. The Decline and Renewal of British Multinational Banking; 12. Back to the Future: The Aircraft and IT Industries in Britain since 1945

13. Industrial Research and the Employment of Scientists in British Industry before the 1970s14. Increasing Value? Modern British Retailing in the Late Twentieth Century; 15. Predicting, Providing, Sustaining, Integrating? British Transport Policy since 1945; 16. The Film Industry in Twentieth Century Britain: Consumption Patterns, Government Regulation, and Firm Strategy; 17. British Sport Transformed: Sport, Business, and the Media since 1960; 18. Ethics, Religion, and Business in Twentieth Century Britain; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-282-34928-7

9786612349287

0-19-155150-3

OCLC:

922969918