Forms of Organising in Industrial History

<p>This shortform book presents key peer-reviewed research selected by expert series editors and contextualised by new analysis from each author on different forms of organising British industry. </p><p>With contributions on the strengths and weaknesses of the holding company structure, government organisation of industry during war time, the effects of forms of organisation on innovation, and debates over the suitability of international comparisons, this volume provides an array of fascinating insights into industrial history. </p><p>Of interest to business and economic historians, this shortform book also provides analysis and illustrative case-studies that will be valuable reading across the social sciences.</p> <p>Introduction 1. Debates and speculations: The competitive and institutional advantages of holding companies: British businesses in the inter-war period <i>Robert Fitzgerald </i>2. Debates and speculations: Reflections on Robert Fitzgerald on holding companies<i> John Quail </i>3. Corporate structures and holding companies in Britain: Evidence, comparison and appraisal <i>Robert Fitzgerald </i>Retrospective: Large firms, organizational structures and comparisons within business history <i>Robert Fitzgerald </i>4. The tank producers: British mechanical engineering in the Great War <i>John Singleton </i>Retrospective: The tank producers <i>John Singleton</i></p>