Table of contents
British Consumerism and the Law
James Mann, Peter ThorntonDefinitions of consumerism have ranged from the essentially pragmatic to the speculatively theoretical, from the simple “let the seller beware”, to the all embracing “concern for…
Selection and the Decision Making Process
David SmithIntroduction Decisions concerning who to select for a particular job, or which job to offer a particular individual are notoriously difficult to make. They usually involve…
The Dynamics of Management Succession: A Model of Chief Executive Succession in the Small Family Firm
Chris McGivernThe succession of the chief executive of any organisation is a critical event. In 1971 a study revealed that in the UK, management succession was almost equal to financial failure…
Buying Behaviour in State‐Sponsored Industry
M.F. BradleyA study of industrial buying behaviour is concerned with examining a number of central issues which arise in business to business marketing. While conceptually very similar to…
Managing The R & D Group: Making Ideas Work
Charles MargerisonCommunication in research and development has changed dramatically with our ability to organise. The innovators prior to this century had limited means of influencing people. The…
State Intervention and Market Opportunity: The Case of Environmental Control
Julian F. Lowe, Martyn Fildes, Martin AtkinsIntroduction Government is now clearly one of the most important external variables that affects the market development of both consumer and industrial products. Intervention has…
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0025-1747Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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Journal of Management History (Archive)Editor:
- Brandon Randolph-Seng (Editor-in-Chief)