Merchants to Multinationals [electronic resource] : British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Jones, Geoffrey.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2002.
The evolution of multinational trading companies from the 18th century to the end of the 1990s is examined in this book. British merchants established branches which became major trade intermediaries and subsequently engaged in foreign investment.
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Trading Companies in Theory and History; 2. Foundations; 3. From Trade to Investment; 4. Trading in Crisis; 5. Concentration and Diversification; 6. Business Groups; 7. Governance and Human Resources; 8. External Relationships; 9. Natural Resources; 10. Traders as Manufacturers; 11. End Game; 12. Conclusion; Appendix 1 Post-tax return on net capital employed of selected British trading companies, 1895-1998; Appendix 2 Pre-tax return on net capital employed of selected British trading companies, 1948-1998
Appendix 3 Sources for calculations on capital employed of British trading companiesSelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
The evolution of multinational trading companies from the 18th century to the end of the 1990s is examined in this book. British merchants established branches which became major trade intermediaries and subsequently engaged in foreign investment.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic books. -- local.
International business enterprises -- Great Britain -- History.
International trade -- History.
Investments, British -- History.
Trading companies -- Great Britain -- History.