Entrepreneurial families : business, marriage and life in the early nineteenth century. / Andrew Popp.

By: Popp, AndrewContributor(s): Andrew PoppMaterial type: TextTextPublisher number: : International Book Distributors | : Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment, 4405/2,5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi.Publication details: , London : Pickering & Chatto , 2012Description: viii, 188 p. :24cmISBN: 9781138661738Subject(s): History | Industrial Management | Entrepreneurship | Family-owned business enterprises | Business & EconomicsDDC classification: 338.0941 POP
Contents:
Introduction; 1. 'Did you really think your letter would prove too long'; 2. John Shaw in Business; 3. John and Elizabeth in Love; 4. 'Our Present Adventure'; 5. 'To Work Hard for a Larger Family'; 6. 'The Whole Circle of Our Acquaintance'; 7. 'Happiness (in Earthly Things)'; 8. Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Summary: Entrepreneurship is increasingly being recognized as an important facet of economic history. Popp examines the Shaw family business to present a study of entrepreneurism that puts the family centre stage. This focus on the influence of social relationships marks a new direction in business history, one that provides a more nuanced picture of economic development in nineteenth-century Britain
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Introduction; 1. 'Did you really think your letter would prove too long'; 2. John Shaw in Business; 3. John and Elizabeth in Love; 4. 'Our Present Adventure'; 5. 'To Work Hard for a Larger Family'; 6. 'The Whole Circle of Our Acquaintance'; 7. 'Happiness (in Earthly Things)'; 8. Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Entrepreneurship is increasingly being recognized as an important facet of economic history. Popp examines the Shaw family business to present a study of entrepreneurism that puts the family centre stage. This focus on the influence of social relationships marks a new direction in business history, one that provides a more nuanced picture of economic development in nineteenth-century Britain

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