Business History articles from July 2002

Business History archives from July 2002

Brands and the evolution of multinationals in alcoholic beverages.(research paper)
July 1, 2002... II There remains no consensus on the precise definition of a 'brand'. (6) A benchmark definition might be that a brand is a legally defensible proprietary name, recognised by some categories of consumers as signifying a product with added...

Ownership responsibilities and corporate governance: the crisis at Rolls Royce, 1968-71.(research paper)
July 1, 2002... II There are many views of 'City'--industry relations which predict behaviour in the event of company under-performance. For exposition purposes, we use a four-way classification scheme, whilst recognising that there may be some overlap....

Innovation and integration in mineral bulk handling in the port of Rotterdam, 1886-1923.
July 1, 2002... II THEORIES OF THE IDENTITY OF INNOVATORS AND INTEGRATION Empirical research by von Hippel has shown that the distribution of the identities of the innovators, or in his words the 'functional sources of innovation' (the functional...

Corporate governance, strategy and structure in British business history, 1950-2000.
July 1, 2002... II The research questions listed above require corporate governance mechanisms to be considered in conjunction with scale and scope economics. This section outlines one possible dynamic framework for such a synthesis, tailored to the...

Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... R. WILSON and A. MACKLEY, Creating Paradise: The Building of the English Country House, 1660-1880 (London and New York: Hambledon & London, 2000. Pp.xviii + 428; illus. H/back ISBN 1 85285 252 6, no price given). This publication is as...

Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution: English Economy and Society, 1700-1850. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... STEVEN KING and GEOFFREY TIMMINS, Making Sense of the Industrial Revolution: English Economy and Society, 1700-1850 (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001. Pp.xiii + 402; illus.; maps. P/back ISBN 0 7190 5022 7, [pounds sterling]17.99)....

Gentrification and the Enterprise Culture: Britain, 1780-1980. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... F.M.L. THOMPSON, Gentrification and the Enterprise Culture: Britain, 1780-1980 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp.200. H/back ISBN 0 19 924330 1, [pounds sterling]25). Michael Thompson's 1994 Ford Lectures, now published as...

The Skilled Compositor; 1850-1914: An Aristocrat Among Working Men. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... PATRICK DUFFY, The Skilled Compositor; 1850-1914: An Aristocrat Among Working Men (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000. Pp.xii + 231; illus. H/back ISBN 0 7546 0255 9, [pounds sterling]45). The printing industry is a rich area of study for historians....

The Trade Makers: Elder Dempster in West Africa, 1852-1972, 1973-1989. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... PETER N. DAVIES, The Trade Makers: Elder Dempster in West Africa, 1852-1972, 1973-1989 (St John's, Newfoundland: International Maritime Economic History Association, 2nd edn. 2000. Pp.xxxii + 555; illus. P/back ISBN 0 9681288 9 0, [pound...

Trade Unions and the British Economy: 1870-2000. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... DEREK H. ALDCROFT and MICHAEL J. OLIVER, Trade Unions and the British Economy: 1870-2000 (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000. Pp.xiii + 222. ISBN 1 85928 3705, [pounds sterling]45). The noticeable shift in recent years away from institutionalised...

The Arts & Crafts Movement in the Lake District: A Social History. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... JENNIE BRUNTON, The Arts & Crafts Movement in the Lake District: A Social History (Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, University of Lancaster, 2001. Pp.163,48 illus. P/back ISBN 1 86220 11 0, [pounds sterling]10.95). The...

British Banking: A Guide to Historical Records. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... J. ORBELL and A. TURTON, British Banking: A Guide to Historical Records (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001. Pp.x + 674. ISBN 0 7546 0295 8, [pounds sterling]55). This is a greatly expanded successor volume to Pressnell and Orbell's (1985) Guide to...

R.R. Angerstein's Illustrated Travel Diary, 1753-1755: Industry in England and Wales from a Swedish Perspective. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... TORSTEN BERG and PETER BERG (eds.), R.R. Angerstein's Illustrated Travel Diary, 1753-1755: Industry in England and Wales from a Swedish Perspective (London: Science Museum, 2001. Pp.xxii + 334. 334 illus. ISBN 1 900747 24 3, [pounds...

Irish Fairs and Markets: Studies in Local History. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... DENIS A. CRONIN, JIM GILLIGAN and KARINA HOLTON (eds.), Irish Fairs and Markets: Studies in Local History (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2001. Pp.256; illus.; maps. H/back ISBN 1 85182 525 8, [pounds sterling]23.63). As its subtitle suggests,...

A History of the European Economy. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... FRANCOIS CROUZET, A History of the European Economy (Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia, 2001. Pp.xx + 329; maps. P/back ISBN 0 8139 2025 6, $26.50; [pounds sterling]22.50). Francois Crouzet is one of France's leading...

Convergence? Industrialisation of Denmark, Finland and Sweden 1870-1940. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... HANS KRYGER LARSEN (ed.), Convergence? Industrialisation of Denmark, Finland and Sweden 1870-1940 (Helsinki: Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters. Pp.285; illus. P/back ISBN 951 653 610 8, no price given). The convergence of the...

Corporate Behaviour and Political Risk: Dutch Companies in China 1903-1941. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... F.P van der PUTTEN, Corporate Behaviour and Political Risk: Dutch Companies in China 1903-1941 (Leiden: CNWS Publications, 2001. Pp.287; illus. ISBN 90 5789 061 5, NLG 55). Little has been published about Dutch business activities in China...

Take Your Partners: Orion, the Consortium Banks and the Transformation of the Euromarkets. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... RICHARD ROBERTS with CHRISTOPHER ARNANDER, Take Your Partners: Orion, the Consortium Banks and the Transformation of the Euromarkets (London: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xvi + 359; illus.; tables. ISBN 0333 947746, [pounds sterling]30). No simple...

Railways and Culture in Britain: The Epitome of Modernity. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... IAN CARTER, Railways and Culture in Britain: The Epitome of Modernity (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2001. Pp.xiv + 338; illus.; maps. H/back ISBN 0 7190 5965 8; p/back ISBN 0 7190 5966 6, [pounds sterling]16.99). For business...

Industrial Cowboys: Miller & Lax and the Transformation of the Far West, 1850-1920. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... DAVID IGLER, Industrial Cowboys: Miller & Lax and the Transformation of the Far West, 1850-1920 (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2001. Pp.xiv + 281; illus. ISBN 0 520 22658 5, 37.50). In this book, David Igler describes the...

Duquesne and the Rise of Steel Unionism. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... JAMES D. ROSE, Duquesne and the Rise of Steel Unionism (Urbana and Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001. Pp.xi + 284. ISBN 0 252 02660 8, $42.50). This is the 64th publication in the series 'The Working Class in American...

Technological Change and the Evolution of Corporate Innovation: The Structure of Patenting, 1890-1990. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... BIRGITTE ANDERSEN, Technological Change and the Evolution of Corporate Innovation: The Structure of Patenting, 1890-1990 (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2001. Pp.viii + 296. ISBN 1 84064 121 5, [pounds sterling]59.95). This book investigates...

Beauty and Business: Commerce, Gender and Culture in Modern America. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... PHILIP SCRANTON (ed.), Beauty and Business: Commerce, Gender and Culture in Modern America (New York and London: Routledge, 2001. Pp.iv + 340; illus. H/back ISBN 0 415 92666 1; p/back ISBN 0415 92667 X, [pounds sterling]20). This...

Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... BERNARD F. DICK, Engulfed: The Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2001. Pp.x + 269; illus. H/back ISBN 0 8131 2202 3, $27.50). During the late 1960s and 1970s,...

Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... RICHARD E. FOGLESONG, Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando (New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 2001. Pp.xvi + 251. ISBN 00 01256700, [pounds sterling]22.50). This is the history of a mouse in Florida, a story of...

The Essence of capitalism. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... HUMPHREY McQUEEN, The Essence of capitalism (London: Profile Books, 2001. Pp.xiii + 386. H/back ISBN 1 86197 098 6, [POUNDS STERLING]17.99). Never judge a book by its cover, they say. On the dust jacket of this one we are told that 'we can...

Wheels and Deals: The Automotive Industry in Twentieth-Century Australia. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... ROBERT CONLON and JOHN PERKINS, Wheels and Deals: The Automotive Industry in Twentieth-Century Australia (Aldershot: Ashgate: 2001. Pp.x + 180. H/back ISBN 0 7546 0404 5, [pounds sterling]45). This book is a fascinating and lively account...

World Famous in New Zealand: How New Zealand Firms became World-Class Competitors. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... COLIN CAMPBELL-HUNT, JOHN BROCKLESBY, SYLVIE CHETTY, LAWRENCE CORBETT, SALLY DAVENPORT, DEBORAH JONES and PAT WALSH, World Famous in New Zealand: How New Zealand Firms became World-Class Competitors (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2001....

Consuming Hong Kong. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... GORDON MATTHEWS and TAI-LOK LUI (eds.), Consuming Hong Kong (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2001. Pp.xii + 340. H/back ISBN 962 209 546 1; p/back ISBN 962 209 536 4, no price given). Consuming Hong Kong promises much. It is part of...

Keiretsu Economy -- New Economy? Japan's Multinational Enterprises from a Postmodern Perspective. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... RAINER KENSY, Keiretsu Economy -- New Economy? Japan's Multinational Enterprises from a Postmodern Perspective (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xv + 410, H/back ISBN 0 333 92175 5, [pounds sterling]50). While the work of Rowlinson,...

The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... TAKAHIRO FUJIMOTO, The Evolution of a Manufacturing System at Toyota (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pp.x + 380. ISBN 0 195123204, [pounds sterling]28.99). Toyota has a long history rooted in the Japanese manufacturing economy....

A Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... MICHAEL C. JENSEN, A Theory of the Firm: Governance, Residual Claims, and Organizational Forms (Cambridge: MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2000. Pp.xii + 311. ISBN 0 674 00295 4, [pounds sterling]30.95). This book includes eight...

Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... PETER N. STEARNS, Consumerism in World History: The Global Transformation of Desire (London and New York: Routledge - Themes in World History series, 2001. Pp.xii + 147. H/back ISBN 0415 24408 0, no price given; p/back ISBN 0 415 24409 9,...

Firms, Governments and Economic Change: An Entrepreneurial Perspective. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... TONY FU-LAI YU, Firms, Governments and Economic Change: An Entrepreneurial Perspective (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2001 Pp.ix + 174. H/back ISBN 1 84064 365 X, [pound sterling]49.95). This book presents an original theory of the firm,...

As Time Goes By: From the Industrial Revolutions to the Information Revolution. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... CHRIS FREEMAN and FRANCISCO LOUCA, As Time Goes By: From the Industrial Revolutions to the Information Revolution (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp.xv + 407. ISBN 0 19 924107 4, [pounds sterling]50). The authors of this book posit...

The End of Globalization: Lessons from the Great Depression. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... HAROLD JAMES, The End of Globalization: Lessons from the Great Depression (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001, Pp.vi + 260; H/back ISBN 0 674 00474 4, [pound sterling]29.50). Harold James, is best known for his work on inter-war...

Co-operative Structures in Global Business: Communicating, Transferring Knowledge and Learning across the Corporate Frontier. (Book Reviews).
July 1, 2002... GORDON H. BOYCE, Co-operative Structures in Global Business: Communicating, Transferring Knowledge and Learning across the Corporate Frontier (London & New York: Routledge, 2001. Pp.x + 247. H/back ISBN 0 415 21644 3, [pounds sterling]65). ...

Books received.
July 1, 2002... DAVID CROTEAU and WILLIAM HOYNES, The Business of Media: Corporate Media and the Public Interest (Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 2001. Pp.xv + 302. P/back ISBN 0 7619 8640 5, no price given). AUDLEY GENUS, Decisions, Technology and...