Forms of Organising in Industrial History

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.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Debates and speculations: The competitive and institutional advantages of holding companies: British businesses in the inter-war period Robert Fitzgerald 2. Debates and speculations: Reflections on Robert Fitzgerald on holding companies John Quail 3. Corporate structures and holding companies in Britain: Evidence, comparison and appraisal Robert Fitzgerald Retrospective: Large firms, organizational structures and comparisons within business history Robert Fitzgerald 4. The tank producers: British mechanical engineering in the Great War John Singleton Retrospective: The tank producers John Singleton

About the author

John F. Wilson is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) at Northumbria University, Newcastle. He has published widely in the fields of business, management, and industrial history, including ten monographs, six edited collections, and over seventy articles and chapters.
Steven Toms is Professor of Accounting at the University of Leeds. He is a former editor of Business History. His research interests are focused on accounting and financial history and the history of the textile industry.
Ian G. Jones is a Senior Research Assistant at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, and won the John F. Mee Best Paper Award at the Academy of Management in 2018 for his contribution to the Management History Division.

Product details

• Authors: John F. (Northumbria University Wilson
• Assisted by: Ian G. Jones (Editor), Toms Steven (Editor), John F. Wilson (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032322124
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232212-4
• No. of pages: 92
• Series: Routledge Focus on Industrial History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, Economic history, Management & management techniques, History of specific companies / corporate history, Industry & industrial studies, Management and management techniques, Industry and industrial studies