The Silversmiths of Buenos Aires
A Case Study in the Failure of Corporate Social Organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3241327 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lyman L Johnson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-213 |
| Publication date | 1976-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x00021970 |
| OpenAlex | W2064263071 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
Although none of the artisan or small merchant groups in colonial Buenos Aires ever achieved complete legal sanction for a guild organization, the silversmiths were more successful than any other group in creating and sustaining an officially endorsed, self-regulating, corporate structure. This structure was not created and implemented systematically. It was evolved slowly and pragmatically as a response to the changing milieu in which the silversmiths worked
Business · Colonialism · Corporate governance · Corporate group · Economics · Guild · Management · Organizational structure · Political science · Social organization · Sociology · Anthropology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Ecology · Historical Studies in Latin America · Law
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 2007 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |