This book 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.
Produktinformation
Utgivningsdatum:2000-03-16
Mått:164 x 242 x 26 mm
Vikt:728 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198294504
Utmärkelser:S Newcomen-Harvard Book Award for the best book published in business history for 1998-2000. Wadsworth Prize for Business History 2001
Geoffrey Jones is Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
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an innovative contribution to British economic history ... also provides insight into emerging economics, which have often been neglected by Western scholars ... Merchants is a clear and coherent analysis of an elusive subject. It is nicely structured.
Innehållsförteckning
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 ; Appendix 3: Sources for Calculations on Capital Employed of British Trading Companies
