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Title:

Personal capitalism and corporate governance : British manufacturing in the first half of the twentieth century / Myrddin John Lewis ... [et al.].

Publisher:

Ashgate,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

viii, 231 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Manufacturing industries--Great Britain--History--History--20th century.
Corporate governance--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Corporate governance--Great Britain--Case studies.

Other Authors:

Lewis, M. J. (Myrddin John), 1957-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : corporate governance, personal capitalism, and British manufacturing in the first half of the twentieth century -- Raleigh and the Bowdens : personal capitalism and business performance, 1887-1939 -- Hadfields Ltd. : personal capitalism, boardroom culture and corporate governance -- Losing trust : the BSA Board and corporate governance, 1900-1939 -- Alfred Herbert Ltd. : the individualistic element in corporate governance and the legacy of personal control -- The relationship between companies and their shareholders : Greenwood & Batley and Hadfields.

Series:

Modern economic and social history series

ISBN:

1409417581 (ebook)
9781409417583 (ebook)
0754655873 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780754655879 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)651487652

LCCN:

2010031152

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)