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Merchants to multinationals :

(Number (ISBN

0191596485

(Number (ISBN

0199249997

(Number (ISBN

9780191596483

(Number (ISBN

9780199249992

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b738147

Title Proper

Merchants to multinationals :

General Material Designation

[Book]

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British trading companies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Oxford :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2002.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (414 pages)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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

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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

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Annotation Merchants to Multinationals examines the evolution of multinational trading companies from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the Industrial Revolution, British merchants established overseas branches which became major trade intermediaries and subsequently engaged in foreign direct investment. Complex multinational business groups emerged controlling large investments in natural resources, processing, and services in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. While theories of the firm predict the demise over time of merchant firms, this book identifies the continued resilience of British trading companies despite the changing political and business environments of the twentieth century. Like Japanese trading companies, they 're-invented' themselves in successive generations. The competences of the trading companies resided in their information-gathering, relationship-building, human resource, and corporate governance systems. This book provides a new dimension to the literature on international business through the focus on multinational service firms and its evolutionary approach based on confidential business records.

International Standard Book Number

9780199249992

International business enterprises-- Great Britain-- History.

International trade-- History.

Investments, British-- History.

Trading companies-- Great Britain-- History.

International business enterprises.

International trade.

Investments, British.

Trading companies.

Great Britain.

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Edition

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Jones, Geoffrey,1952-

Oxford University Press.

Date of Transaction

20201203232007.0

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[Book]

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