{"product_id":"british-industrialists-steel-and-hosiery-1850-1950-paperback-9780521349482","title":"British Industrialists; Steel and Hosiery 1850–1950 (Paperback) 9780521349482","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBritish Industrialists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSteel and Hosiery 1850–1950\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1959 book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharlotte Erickson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521349482, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e302 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published in 1959, this book surveys the changes in the social origins and career patterns of the leaders of two British industries during the previous century. The biographies of about 1000 managing partners and executive directors from the hosiery industry are pieced together from a variety of sources. Changes in social origins and career patterns are analysed and comparisons made between the leaders of these two very different industries in an attempt to isolate the influence of industry's size and capital requirements on management recruitment. Where possible, comparisons are also made with various studies of American industrial leaders and with other investigations of British industrialists. The book attempts to provide an empirical basis for generalisations about British industrial leadership during the century in which her role in world manufacturing was transformed from that of quasi-monopolist to one of competitor with many other countries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword T. S. Ashton\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Scope of the Inquiry: 1. Definitions of the industries\u003cbr\u003e 2. Areas of the industries covered\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sources and method\u003cbr\u003e 4. Selection of men\u003cbr\u003e 5. Dates covered by the study\u003cbr\u003e 6. Proportion of samples covered by the study\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Social Origins of the Steel Manufacturers: 1. Fathers' occupations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Place of birth\u003cbr\u003e 3. Education\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marriages, peerages and wills\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Careers of the Steel Manufacturers: 1. Early experience\u003cbr\u003e 2. Experience in the industry\u003cbr\u003e 3. Experience in the firm\u003cbr\u003e 4. Experience in industry and in firm of professional men\u003cbr\u003e 5. Age and length of service\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Social Origins of the Nottingham Hosiers: 1. The hosiery industry on the eve of the factory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fathers of factory hosiers\u003cbr\u003e 3. Place of birth\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Careers of the Hosiery Manufacturers: 1. Early experience\u003cbr\u003e 2. Major experience in hosiery\u003cbr\u003e 3. Age and term in office\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. The Introduction of New Techniques in Steel-Making: 1. The Bessemer process\u003cbr\u003e 2. The open-hearth process\u003cbr\u003e 3. The men\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Hosiery Innovators: 1. The opponents of change\u003cbr\u003e 2. The innovators\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. The Public Company\u003cbr\u003e Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e List of principal works cited\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007116136728,"sku":"9780521349482","price":30.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521349482i_3a09f515-d8d1-4154-8ea5-3287b06e9478.jpg?v=1691375556","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/british-industrialists-steel-and-hosiery-1850-1950-paperback-9780521349482","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}