Examination of the Post Second World War Relative Decline of UK Manufacturing Industry, 1945-1975, Viewed Through the Lens of the Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd
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- Author(s) Heaton, Joe
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 2007
- Publisher University of Birmingham
- Place Published Birmingham
Topics:
- Name Business/Industry failure, decline, lack of success, etc: decline of industries
- Name Business/Industry failure, decline, lack of success, etc: decline of businesses
- Name Entrepreneurship inc cultural influences, opportunity, etc
- Name Education - general issues
- Name Education - management skills
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Library:
- Name Birmingham University Library
- City Birmingham
- County West Midlands
- Country England
- Postcode B15 2TT
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Notes:
Examines the decline from 1945 and the ultimate collapse in 1973 of BSA, in these years primarily a motorcycle manufacturer, which he relates to 'failures of strategy, direction and management by directors' in the face of global competition. Considers the latter in the context of the influence of cultural factors on the decline of entrepreneurship in Britain as postulated by Wiener, etc. Has sections: the board of BSA; directors, management and corporate governance; financial parameters; education and vocational training including management education; culture of English public schools and career choice