The incidence and persistence of partnerships in a British industrial city
Glasgow, 1861-81
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 4353205 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Graeme Acheson (0000-0001-7531-2082, University of Strathclyde, autor correspondente), Eoin Mclaughlin (0000-0002-0307-3374, Heriot-Watt University), Gill Newton (0000-0003-0386-8166, University of Strathclyde), Linda Perriton (0000-0002-9109-5767, University of Stirling) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 849-876 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | The Economic History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0013-0117 • E-ISSN: 1468-0289 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ehr.13356 |
| OpenAlex | W4399790926 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 42 |
This paper examines the prevalence of business partnerships in a late-nineteenth-century British city, using individual-level data from post office directories and censuses. Focusing on Glasgow, we present a detailed picture of partnership number and type, demographic characteristics of the entrepreneurs who ran them, and how these businesses persisted over time. We show that partnerships were a key business grouping in the city and demonstrate that the partnership form was advantageous in manufacturing and that the majority of partnerships were formed between individuals without family ties. Furthermore, we offer new insight into business longevity, showing that partnership business survival broadly matched corporate survival rates in this period, with persistence data also suggesting that kinship partnerships were better able to deal with the perceived hold-up problems associated with the partnership form
Geography · Incidence (geometry) · Persistence (discontinuity) · Sociology · Demography · Engineering · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Mathematics · Medicine · Gerontology
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| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 1,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |