Firms, Networks and Business Values
Subtitle: The British and American Cotton Industries since 1750 (Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic History)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780521782555
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; Economic History; Manufacturing industries; 20th century; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Europe - Great Britain - General; Agricultural Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Industries - General; History: World; North America; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Great Britain; Industries - Textile Industry; Cotton trade--Great Britain--History; History / Great Britain; United States; Agriculture - General; Cotton trade; History
First sentence: This book is an analysis of the long-term forces shaping the British and American cotton industries over two hundred years, from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.
Description: "This book explores the long-term forces shaping business attitudes in the British and American cotton industries from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Mary Rose traces social, political and developmental differences from the early stages of industrialisation. She demonstrates how firms become embedded in networks, and evolve according to business values and strategies.

The book examines local and regional networks, the changing competitive environment, community characteristics and national differences. Rose's findings challenge traditional views with new evidence that the character and achievements of each industry uniquely reflect local circumstances and historical experience. This is a critical synthesis of the multidisciplinary literature on the cotton textile industries of two major industrial nations and a study of the changing forces influencing decision-making.

An important contribution to comparative business history, this book will be of interest to graduates and scholars in all areas of business and economic history."--BOOK JACKET.