Merchants to multinationals : British trading companies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / Geoffrey Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Geoffrey, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International business enterprises--Great Britain--History.

International business enterprises.

International trade--History.

International trade.

Investments, British--History.

Investments, British.

Trading companies--Great Britain--History.

Trading companies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The evolution of multinational trading companies from the 18th century to the end of the 1990s is examined in this book. British merchants established branches which became major trade intermediaries and subsequently engaged in foreign investment.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Trading Companies in Theory and History; 2. Foundations; 3. From Trade to Investment; 4. Trading in Crisis; 5. Concentration and Diversification; 6. Business Groups; 7. Governance and Human Resources; 8. External Relationships; 9. Natural Resources; 10. Traders as Manufacturers; 11. End Game; 12. Conclusion; Appendix 1 Post-tax return on net capital employed of selected British trading companies, 1895-1998; Appendix 2 Pre-tax return on net capital employed of selected British trading companies, 1948-1998

Appendix 3 Sources for calculations on capital employed of British trading companiesSelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-375) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-153046-8

9786611930424

1-281-93042-3

OCLC:

191826869