Long Time in Making
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Long Time in Making
The History of Smiths
Nye, James (Visiting Fellow, Institute of Contemporary British History, King's College London)
Oxford University Press
10/2014
438
Dura
Inglês
9780198717256
15 a 20 dias
Based on company records and interviews, the book charts the history of Smiths Group from its beginnings in the Victorian jewellery trade to its current standing as a global technology company. It represents a story of transition from family-owned business, through paternalistic management to its modern shareholder-driven structure.
1. 1851-1899 Elephant and Castle to the Strand ; 2. 1899-1913 A new business emerges ; 3. 1914-1928 Flotation, war, boom and bust, recovery ; 4. 1929 - 1939 A decade of diversification ; 5. 1939 - 1945 The war factory ; 6. 1945 - 1959 From austerity to prosperity ; 7. 1960-1975 The triumph of decentralization ; 8. 1976-1990 Shocking the markets ; 9. 1991-2000 The end of an era ; 10. 2000-2007 Shocking the markets again ; 11. A fortune in change
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Based on company records and interviews, the book charts the history of Smiths Group from its beginnings in the Victorian jewellery trade to its current standing as a global technology company. It represents a story of transition from family-owned business, through paternalistic management to its modern shareholder-driven structure.
1. 1851-1899 Elephant and Castle to the Strand ; 2. 1899-1913 A new business emerges ; 3. 1914-1928 Flotation, war, boom and bust, recovery ; 4. 1929 - 1939 A decade of diversification ; 5. 1939 - 1945 The war factory ; 6. 1945 - 1959 From austerity to prosperity ; 7. 1960-1975 The triumph of decentralization ; 8. 1976-1990 Shocking the markets ; 9. 1991-2000 The end of an era ; 10. 2000-2007 Shocking the markets again ; 11. A fortune in change
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