Political Economy of Strategic and Structural Change in the Calico Printers' Association, 1899-1973

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Explores the 'strategic and organisational development' of a multinational firm from its establishment to its loss of independence through merger, dealing especially with the 'context and character of strategic choice in a dynamic, changing environment' to find that the firm's 'strategic capability proved frozen and corporate learning of new lessons in changing market circumstances was minimal'. Chapters include: 'History and theory'; 'Hope springs eternal in the printers' breast, 1899-1902'; 'Hesitant consolidation, 1903-1919'; 'Protecting overseas markets, 1920-1940'; 'Decline of domestic calico printing, 1920-1940'; 'Old formulas overseas 1940-1960'; 'Opportunities spurned, 1940-1960' including Terylene; 'Panic 1960-1973'; 'Conclusions'