1st Edition

Dutch Enterprise in the 20th Century Business Strategies in Small Open Country

By Keetie E. Sluyterman Copyright 2005
336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

This is the first book to summarise the twentieth century economic history of the Netherlands from a business history perspective. It has a broad historical coverage of Dutch business development including in particular the major multinationals such as Philips, Shell, and Unilever. Although focused on Dutch business it has a strong international flavour.

1. Family based management in an international context, 1895-1914 2. A small country in an era of war and protectionism, 1914-1945 3. Following the American lead, 1945-1975 4. Competing in the global economy, 1975-200

Biography

Keetie E. Sluyterman is at the research Institute for history & Culture at Utrecht Universiteit.