Abstract
Charting the evolution of big business and management in Britain over the course of the twentieth century provides some fascinating insights into both the nature of these activities and the way in which they interact with many other aspects of a highly complex socio-economic environment. Starting with a brief insight into the nature of business and management in the late nineteenth century, a key feature of this chapter will be the vital importance of merger activity, precipitating the creation of multi-billion-pound business empires. Crucially, these influences would stimulate a demand for more sophisticated management structures, which in turn helped to persuade universities to develop management education, imitating especially the American practice of establishing university business schools as a major source of managerial talent. It is consequently unclear whether the way in which business and management had evolved was greeted with enthusiasm, providing a challenging conclusion to this chapter.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 20th Century Britain |
Subtitle of host publication | Economic, Cultural and Social Change |
Editors | Nicole Robertson, John Singleton, Avram Taylor |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Chapter | 10 |
Pages | 143-157 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Edition | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000828306, 9781003037118 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780367426576, 9780367426569 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2022 |