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British Industrialists

Steel and Hosiery 1850–1950

Charlotte Erickson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:14th Jul '11

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This 1959 book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century.

This 1959 book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two very different British industries during the previous century. The text attempts to isolate the influence of industry's size and capital requirements on management recruitment.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.

ISBN: 9780521349482

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm

Weight: 450g

302 pages