British Industrialists
Steel and Hosiery 1850-1950
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5247730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald G Macrae, Charlotte Erickson |
| Year | 1961 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 308 |
| Publication date | 1961-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1224 • E-ISSN: 1939-8271 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2089892 |
| OpenAlex | W2039043361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
Originally published in 1959, this book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century. The biographies of about 1000 managing partners and executive directors from the hosiery industry are pieced together from a variety of sources. Changes in social origins and career patterns are analysed and comparisons made between the leaders of these two very different industries in an attempt to isolate the influence of industry's size and capital requirements on management recruitment. Where possible, comparisons are also made with various studies of American industrial leaders and with other investigations of British industrialists. The book attempts to provide an empirical basis for generalisations about British industrial leadership during the century in which her role in world manufacturing was transformed from that of quasi-monopolist to one of competitor with many other countries
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| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1973 - 1999 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |