1st Edition
An Early Experiment in Industrial Organization History of the Firm of Boulton and Watt 1775-1805
By Eric Roll
Copyright 1968
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1968. This is an account of the Boulton-Watt partnership and adds another item to the now growing series of writings on the history of individual firms or individual pioneers of modern business. The choice of this particular firm is due to three facts : the great importance of the enterprise ; the concentration in Birmingham of the bulk of its records (the completeness and state... Read more
Part 1 Boulton and Watt: introductory - the steam engine, the partnership; early business; Cornwall; changing fortunes; general activities. Part 2 Boulton, Watt and Sons: Soho foundry; scientific organization; wages and labour conditions; business policy; conclusion; appendices.
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Eric Roll
