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Acheson G, McLaughlin E, Newton G & Perriton L (2024) The Incidence and Persistence of Partnerships in a British Industrial City: Glasgow, 1861-1881.. Economic History Review, pp. 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.13356
Abstract
This paper examines the prevalence of business partnerships in a late nineteenth century British city, using individual level data from Post Office directories and censuses. Focusing on Glasgow, we present a detailed picture of partnership number and type, demographic characteristics of the entrepreneurs who ran them, and how these businesses persisted over time. We show that partnerships were a key business grouping in the city, demonstrate that the partnership form was advantageous in manufacturing, and that the majority of partnerships were formed between individuals without family ties. Furthermore, we offer new insight into business longevity, showing that partnership business survival broadly matched corporate survival rates in this period, with persistence data also suggesting that kinship partnerships were better able to deal with the perceived hold-up problems associated with the partnership form.
Keywords
Britian;nineteenth century; partnerships
Journal
Economic History Review
Status | In Press |
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Funders | The Leverhulme Trust |
Publication date online | 17/06/2024 |
Date accepted by journal | 11/04/2024 |
URL | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/36061 |
ISSN | 0013-0117 |
eISSN | 1468-0289 |
ISSN of series | 1468-0289 |
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