Geoffrey Jones

Merchants to Multinationals

British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 757g
• ISBN-13: 9780198294504
• ISBN-10: 0198294506
• Artikelnr.: 22927870

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey Jones is Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Inhaltsangabe

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* 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