The trauma of competition’
The entry of Air Products Inc. into the industrial gases business in Britain and continental Europe, 1947–70
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8419207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralf Banken (a Department of Economic and Social History, University of Frankfurt , Frankfurt, Germany), Ray Stokes (0000-0001-8611-0566, University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1068-1085 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2010.523462 |
| OpenAlex | W2026411669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
The British Oxygen Company (BOC) had a virtual monopoly on the supply of industrial gases (e.g. oxygen and acetylene) on the British market through the 1950s, when it was finally challenged by an American-based company, Air Products. Air Products Limited (APL) was able to undercut BOC's position, overcoming high barriers to entry to gain significant market share in this sector, which shares some features of network industries. Factors in this success included conditions imposed by the Board of Trade, APL's innovations, BOC's slow response, and favourable market conditions. APL's success had implications for the internationalisation of the industrial gases industry
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2015 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |