Transfer of European technologies and their adaptations
The case of the Bengal silk industry in the late-eighteenth century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8420693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karolina Hutková (University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1111-1135 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-03 |
| 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 | 10.1080/00076791.2017.1288723 |
| OpenAlex | W2591377114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 38 |
This article investigates the adaptations of Italian silk technologies to the environment of Bengal. The case is particularly interesting as the English East India Company (EEIC) invested considerable effort into making the technologies operational in the new climatic and socio-economic context. The article highlights the unequal focus on technical adaptations, although it points out that commercial and economic, and social adaptations were not completely neglected. It concludes that the key obstacle for the commercial success of the transferred technologies was the lack of attention to institutional adaptations. Institutional problems that arose were the result of lack of leadership and managerial innovations on the part of the company rather than the technology itself
BENGAL · Business · Civil engineering · Context (archaeology · Economics · Economy · Emerging technologies · Geography · International trade · Obstacle · Political science · Technology transfer · African history and culture studies · Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies · Engineering · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |