Entrepreneurship in Scotland, 1851–1911
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12899271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry Smith (0000-0003-0922-5575, The Open University, corresponding author), Robert J Bennett (0000-0003-3940-1760, The Open University), Carry Van Lieshout (0000-0002-3856-3701, London School of Economics and Political Science), Piero Montebruno (0000-0001-8010-7446, The Open University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-64 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Scottish Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-538X • E-ISSN: 1755-1749 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/jshs.2021.0313 |
| OpenAlex | W3159193813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article uses the British Business Census of Entrepreneurs (BBCE) to examine the history of entrepreneurship in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Scotland. The BBCE identifies every business proprietor listed in the 1851–1901 Scottish censuses, correcting for non-response issues. The BBCE, therefore, allows the whole population of Scottish entrepreneurs to be examined for the first time. These data are combined with a reweighted version of the 1911 Scottish Census report to allow the trends in entrepreneurial numbers and rates to be examined as a whole and broken down by sector and gender. The article also shows how entrepreneurship varied by location. This article offers support for previous work on Scottish entrepreneurship, notably stressing the continued importance of small-scale businesses. It also reveals that female entrepreneurship rates were far higher than previously thought. This article lays the groundwork for future studies of Scottish entrepreneurship using the BBCE data
Cartography · Census · Demographic economics · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Geography · Political science · Population · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Work (physics · Demography · Engineering · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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Too Much on the Highlands? A Plea for Change
The Scottish house factoring profession
Societies of consumers and consumer societies
Concentration and Fragmentation
Artisans and Aristocrats in Nineteenth-Century Scotland
The Journal of Transport History, 1953–92
Retail Trading in Britain 1850-1950
Business Failure in Scotland 1839–1913
Business Failure in Scotland 1839–1913
Family Ownership and Business Survival
The economic role of middle-class women in Victorian Glasgow
Railways and the Transformation of the Scottish Economy
Building an alternative economic network? Consumer cooperation in Scotland from the 1870s to the 1960s
The Rise and Fall of Scottish Industry, 1707-1939
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |