Business History articles from July 2003

Business History archives from July 2003

The role of internal labour markets and social networks in the recruitment of top managers in Finnish manufacturing firms, 1900-1975.
July 1, 2003... It has been argued that the succession in top management is one of the most severe crises in a firm. (1) Changes in top management can bring about positive effects, but problems can also occur. Family firms are assumed to be particularly...

From cartel regulation to monopolistic control? The founding of the German 'Steel Trust' in 1926 and its effect on market regulation.
July 1, 2003... In November 1925, the Wall Street Journal reported on the foundation of the IG Farbenindustrie (1) and the ongoing negotiations about the merger of leading German steel combines (Konzerne) (2) under the heading 'German Trusts on American Lines....

British manufacturing financial performance, 1950-79: implications for the productivity debate and the post-war consensus.
July 1, 2003... The performance of the British manufacturing sector in the post-1945 period has been heavily criticised. Apart from a brief post-war boom, in 1945-52, when domestic manufacturing firms enjoyed a sellers' market, a number of studies have shown...

Brand building and structural change in the Scotch whisky industry since 1975.
July 1, 2003... The Scotch whisky industry has undergone fundamental changes in both organisation and structure since the late 1970s. Faced with global stagnation and a significant decline in consumption in traditional markets, firms have switched from a...

The search for identity: Spanish perfume in the international market.(Directory)
July 1, 2003... Perfumery has become one of the few internationally competitive Spanish industries. Like most of today's leading, internationally known firms, Spanish companies consolidated first in the domestic market, where they built their capabilities and...

The East Asian Miracle. .(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... HEATHER SMITH (ed.), The Economic Development of Northeast Asia (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2002, I, pp.xviii + 536, II, pp.viii + 548, III, pp.x + 615, IV, pp.viii + 625. H/back ISBN 1 85898 867 5 (4 volume set), [pounds sterling]520). ...

Framing Production: Technology, Culture and Change in the British Bicycle Industry. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... PAUL ROSEN, Framing Production: Technology, Culture and Change in the British Bicycle Industry (Cambridge, MA: MIT University Press, 2002. Pp.xi + 224; H/back ISBN 0 262 18225 4, [pounds sterling]20.50). If Paul Rosen does not achieve all...

An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... JOHN SHEAIL, An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain (London: Palgrave, 2002. Pp.viii + 306. H/back ISBN 0 333 94980 3, [pounds sterling]49.50; p/back ISBN 0 333 94981 1, [pounds sterling]16.99). The study of environmental...

Building the Trident Network: A Study of the Enrollment of People, Knowledge and Machines. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... MAGGIE MORT, Building the Trident Network: A Study of the Enrollment of People, Knowledge and Machines (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. Pp.x + 215. H/back ISBN 262 13397 0, [pounds sterling]22.50). The history of the Trident programme will...

Barclays: The Business of Banking, 1690-1996. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... MARGARET ACKRILL and LESLIE HANNAH, Barclays: The Business of Banking, 1690-1996 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp.xxi + 481; illus; figures; tables. H/back ISBN 0 521 79035 2, [pounds sterling]35/$59.95). For much of the...

The Effects of Competiton: Cartel Policy and the Evolution of Strategy and Structure in British Industry. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... GEORGE SYMEONIDIS, The Effects of Competiton: Cartel Policy and the Evolution of Strategy and Structure in British Industry (Cambridge, MA and London: MIT Press, 2002. Pp.vii + 542. H/back ISBN 0 262 19468 6, [pounds sterling]37.95). The...

Coastal Shipping and the European Economy, 1750-1980. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... JOHN ARMSTRONG and ANDREAS KUNZ (eds.), Coastal Shipping and the European Economy, 1750-1980 (Mainz: Verlag Phillip Von Zarbern, 2002. Pp.263; tables; figures; maps. H/back ISBN 3 8053 2943 1, [euro]35). Coastal Shipping and the European...

Railways in the Netherlands: A Brief History, 1834-1994. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... AUGUSTUS J. VEENENDAAL, Jr., Railways in the Netherlands: A Brief History, 1834-1994 (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. Pp.xii + 235; illus.; maps. H/back ISBN 0 8047 3947 1, $49.50). As the first overview of the history of...

Global Monetary Regime and National Banking: The Case of Hungary, 1921-1929. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... GYORGY PETERI, Global Monetary Regime and National Banking: The Case of Hungary 1921-1929. Trans. from the Hungarian by Mario D. Fenyo (Boulder, GO: Social Science Monographs, 2002. Pp.x + 199; tables. H/back ISBN 0 88033 488 6, $30). This...

The Bouchayers of Grenoble and French Industrial Enterprise, 1850-1970. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... ROBERT J. SMITH, The Bouchayers of Grenoble and French Industrial Enterprise, 1850-1970 (Baltimore, MD and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. Pp.xix + 247; tables; illus. H/back ISBN 0 8018 6683 9, $42.50). With this book,...

Den Svenska Pressens Historia III. Det Moderna Sveriges Spegel (1897-1945). (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... KARL ERIK GUSTAFSSON and PER RYDEN (eds.), Den Svenska Pressens Historia III. Det Moderna Sveriges Spegel (1897-1945) (Stockholm: Ekerlids forlag, 2001. H/back ISBN 91 89617 04 5, no price given). The third book on the history of the...

Dynamikken Bag Energien: Det Ostdanske Produktions-Og Trasmissionssamarbejde 1960-2000. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... SOREN FEDERSPIEL, Dynamikken Bag Energien: Det Ostdanske Produktions- Og Trasmissionssamarbejde 1960-2000 (The Dynamics Behind the Energy: The Co-operation in Production and Transmission in Eastern Denmark, 1960-2000). (Copenhagen: Elkraft...

Rum and Axes: The Rise of a Connecticut Merchant Family, 1795-1850. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... JANET SISKIND, Rum and Axes: The Rise of a Connecticut Merchant Family, 1795-1850 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2001. Pp.191; illus. H/back ISBN 0 8014 3932 9, [pounds sterling]22.95). Rum and Axes is the work of an anthropologist,...

Uplift: The Bra in America. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... JANE FARRELL-BECK and COLLEEN GAU, Uplift: The Bra in America (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. Pp.xv + 243; illus. H/back ISBN 0 8122 3643 2, $35/[pounds sterling]24.50; p/back ISBN 0 8122 1835 3, $19.95/[pounds...

Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... VIRGINIA G. DRACHMAN, Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2002. Pp.vii + 184; illus. H/back ISBN 0 8078 2762 2, [pounds sterling]31.50). Enterprising Women is the...

Making and Selling Cars: innovation and Change in the US Automotive Industry. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... JAMES M. RUBENSTEIN, Making and Selling Cars: innovation and Change in the US Automotive Industry (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. Pp.ix + 401. H/back ISBN 0 8018 67142, [pounds sterling]33.50). The motor vehicle...

Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... LISA ENDLICH, Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success (New York: Touchstone Books, 2000. Pp.320. ISBN 0 6848 6968 3, $14). Goldman Sachs is one of the world's most prestigious and powerful investment banks. It has been the training ground for...

Capitalizing Knowledge: Essays on the History of Business Education in Canada. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... BARBARA AUSTIN (ed.), Capitalizing Knowledge: Essays on the History of Business Education in Canada (Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press, 2000. Pp.xiii + 371; ISBN 0 8020 4234 1, [pounds sterling]25). This book grew, as...

The World of the Indian Ocean Merchant, 1500-1800: Collected Essays. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... ASHIN DAS GUPTA, The World of the Indian Ocean Merchant, 1500-1800: Collected Essays (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp.xiii + 511; map. H/back ISBN 0 19 565019 0, Rs 1045). This book is a compilation of articles and lectures...

Managing Korean Business: Organization, Culture, Human Resources and Change. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... CHRIS ROWLEY, TAE-WON SOHN and JONGSEOK BAE (eds.), Managing Korean Business: Organization, Culture, Human Resources and Change (London/Portland: Frank Cass, 2002. Pp.212. H/back ISBN 0 7146 5239 3, [pounds sterling]42.50; p/back ISBN 0 7146...

1835-1901: The Spirit of Enterprise in Modern Japan. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... NORIO TAMAKI, Yukichi Fukuzawa, 1835-1901: The Spirit of Enterprise in Modern Japan (Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. Pp.xxvi + 252; illus.; maps. H/back ISBN 0333 80121 0, [pounds sterling]45). Norio Tamaki, who has previously written one of...

The Development of Modern Business. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... GORDON BOYCE and SIMON VILLE, The Development of Modern Business (Basingstoke: Paigrave, 2002. Pp.xvi + 376; illus., [pounds sterling]16.99. H/back ISBN 0 333 59877 6, [pounds sterling]49.50). The book is intended as a student text in...

Entrepreneurship and Organization: The Role of the Entrepreneur in Organizational Innovation. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... MICHAEL J. LYNSKEY and SEIICHIRO YONEKURA (eds.), Entrepreneurship and Organization: The Role of the Entrepreneur in Organizational Innovation (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp.xiii + 390. H/back ISBN 0 19 829597 9, [pounds...

Capitalism in Evolution: Global Contentions - East and West. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... GEOFFREY M. HODGSON, MAKOTO ITOH and NOBUHARU YOKOKAWA (eds.), Capitalism in Evolution: Global contentions - East and West (Cheltenham, UK and Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2001. Pp.xi + 206. H/back ISBN 1 85898 8608; [pounds sterling]49.95,...

The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... DAVID ARMITAGE and MICHAEL J. BRADDICK (eds.) The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800 (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. Pp.xx + 324. H/back ISBN 0 333 96340 7, [pounds sterling]47.50; p/back ISBN 0 333 96341 5, [pounds sterling]15.99). ...

The Reconquest of the New World: Multinational Enterprises and Spain's Direct Investment in Latin America. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2003... PABLO TORAL, The Reconquest of the New World: Multinational Enterprises and Spain's Direct Investment in Latin America (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001. Pp.xv + 230. H/back ISBN 0 7546 1669 X, [pounds sterling]42.50). In his book The Reconquest...

Book recieved.
July 1, 2003... THEO BALDERSTON, Economics and Politics in the Weimar Republic (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, New Studies in Economic and Social History, 2002. Pp.vii + 123. P/back ISBN 0 521 77760 7, [pounds sterling]9.95). RAGHU GARUD, ARUN...