Information, mediation, and institutional development : the rise of large-scale enterprise in British shipping, 1870-1919 / Gordon Boyce
1st edition Hardcover Manchester ; New York New York : Manchester University Press, 1995
Book Publishing Details
| Author: | Boyce, Gordon (1954-) |
| Full title: | Information, mediation, and institutional development : the rise of large-scale enterprise in British shipping, 1870-1919 / Gordon Boyce |
| Publisher: | Manchester ; New York New York : Manchester University Press, 1995 |
| Edition: | 1st edition |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | No ISBN |
| Book ID: | 386877 |
Comments & Item Features
1st edition. Language: English. ISBN: No ISBN.
Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.
Physical description; 346 pp.; 23 cm. Contents; 1. Environmental change, 1870-1914 -- 2. Managing agents, new entry and the early growth of steam shipping services, 1820-1890 -- 3. Merchant sailing enterprise, 64ths and chartered companies: network foundations -- 4. Consolidation, 1880-1900 -- 5. Recession and foreign competition, 1900-1910 -- 6. Recovery, mergers and the rise of groups, 1911-1920 -- 7. Competitive strategies and tactics -- 8. Operational relations -- 9. Organisational development in large-scale shipping enterprise -- 10. Finance -- 11. Intermediation -- 12. Investment in management -- 13. Investment in entrepreneurs -- 14. Institutional continuity. Subjects; Shipping Great Britain History. Economics. Maritime transport. Merchant shipping.
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Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.
Physical description; 346 pp.; 23 cm. Contents; 1. Environmental change, 1870-1914 -- 2. Managing agents, new entry and the early growth of steam shipping services, 1820-1890 -- 3. Merchant sailing enterprise, 64ths and chartered companies: network foundations -- 4. Consolidation, 1880-1900 -- 5. Recession and foreign competition, 1900-1910 -- 6. Recovery, mergers and the rise of groups, 1911-1920 -- 7. Competitive strategies and tactics -- 8. Operational relations -- 9. Organisational development in large-scale shipping enterprise -- 10. Finance -- 11. Intermediation -- 12. Investment in management -- 13. Investment in entrepreneurs -- 14. Institutional continuity. Subjects; Shipping Great Britain History. Economics. Maritime transport. Merchant shipping.
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Size of Item & Shipped Weight
Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.
Keywords and Associated Terms
BZDB318 Unbranded Boyce, Gordon (1954-) Information, mediation, and institutional development : the rise of large-scale enterprise in British shipping, 1870-1919 / Gordon Boyce