British industrialists : steel and hosiery 1850-1950 / Charlotte Erickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Charlotte, 1923-2008, author.

Contributor:

National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Series:

Economic and social studies ; 18.

National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steel industry and trade--Great Britain.

Steel industry and trade.

Hosiery industry--Great Britain.

Hosiery industry.

Businessmen--Great Britain.

Businessmen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 276 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1959.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1959, this book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century. The biographies of about 1000 managing partners and executive directors from the hosiery industry are pieced together from a variety of sources. Changes in social origins and career patterns are analysed and comparisons made between the leaders of these two very different industries in an attempt to isolate the influence of industry's size and capital requirements on management recruitment. Where possible, comparisons are also made with various studies of American industrial leaders and with other investigations of British industrialists. The book attempts to provide an empirical basis for generalisations about British industrial leadership during the century in which her role in world manufacturing was transformed from that of quasi-monopolist to one of competitor with many other countries.

Contents:

Cover; THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I SCOPE OF THE INQUIRY; I. DEFINITIONS OF THE INDUSTRIES; 2. AREAS OF THE INDUSTRIES COVERED; 3. SOURCES AND METHOD; 4. SELECTION OF MEN; 5. DATES COVERED BY THE STUDY; 6. PROPORTION OF SAMPLES COVERED BY THE STUDY; CHAPTER II SOCIAL ORIGINS OF THE STEEL MANUFACTURERS; I. FATHERS' OCCUPATIONS; (a) The 'bold young men', 1865-1925; (b) 'Upper-class' recruits, 1865-1925; (c) Developments since the First World War; 2. PLACE OF BIRTH; 3. EDUCATION

4. MARRIAGES, PEERAGES AND WILLS; CHAPTER III CAREERS OF THE STEEL MANUFACTURERS; I. EARLY EXPERIENCE; 2. EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRY; 3. EXPERIENCE IN THE FIRM; 4. EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRY AND IN FIRM OF PROFESSIONAL MEN; 5. AGE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE; CHAPTER IV SOCIAL ORIGINS OF THE NOTTINGHAM HOSIERS; I. THE HOSIERY INDUSTRY ON THE EVE OF THE FACTORY; (a) The middlemen; (b) The merchant hosiers; 2. FATHERS OF FACTORY HOSIERS; (a) The first generation; (b) The hosiers in a period of adversity; (c) The hosiers since the First World War; 3. PLAGE OF BIRTH; 4. EDUCATION; 5. MARRIAGES

6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; CHAPTER V CAREERS OF THE HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS; I. EARLY EXPERIENCE; 2. MAJOR EXPERIENCE IN HOSIERY; 3. AGE AND TERM IN OFFICE; CHAPTER VI THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW TECHNIQUES IN STEEL-MAKING; I. THE BESSEMER PROCESS; 2. THE OPEN-HEARTH PROCESS; 3. THE MEN; CHAPTER VII HOSIERY INNOVATORS; I. THE OPPONENTS OF CHANGE; 2. THE INNOVATORS; CHAPTER VIII THE PUBLIC COMPANY; I. THE PUBLIC COMPANY AND SOCIAL ORIGINS; 2. THE PUBLIC COMPANY AND CAREER PATTERNS; APPENDIX A SELECTION OF FIRMS; APPENDIX B LIST OF FIRMS INCLUDED IN STEEL STUDY

APPENDIX C SELECTION OF MEN FOR STEEL STUDY; SUMMARY OF MEN 'NOT FOUND'; APPENDIX D THE HOSIERY SAMPLES; MEN OMITTED FROM THE SAMPLES; SUMMARY OF MEN NOT STUDIED; APPENDIX E CLASSIFICATION OF FATHERS' OCCUPATIONS; APPENDIX F NOTES ON COMPARISONS WITH POPULATION CENSUS; APPENDIX G EDUCATION; APPENDIX H MARRIAGES; APPENDIX I CAREERS; APPENDIX J PUBLIC COMPANY TABLES; LIST OF PRINCIPAL WORKS CITED; I. MANUSCRIPTS; II. OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS; III. OTHER PRINTED SOURCES; IV. SECONDARY WORKS; I. INDEX OF NAMES; II. INDEX OF COMPANIES; III. GENERAL INDEX

PUBLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH; ECONOMIC & SOCIAL STUDIES; OCCASIONAL PAPERS; STUDIES IN THE NATIONAL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM; THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ECONOMIC REVIEW

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22250-8

1-280-77604-8

1-139-12181-2

9786613686435

1-139-11390-9

1-139-12673-3

1-139-11171-X

1-139-11607-X

1-139-10679-1

OCLC:

761127864