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Diversification strategies of British trading companies: Harrisons & Crosfield, c.1900-c.1980
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UNSPECIFIED (1999) Diversification strategies of British trading companies: Harrisons & Crosfield, c.1900-c.1980. BUSINESS HISTORY, 41 (2). 69-+. ISSN 0007-6791.
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Abstract
This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield between 1900 and 1980. This firm was one of the largest 'agency houses' in Southeast Asia and one which had played a prominent role in the development of the Malayan rubber industry. By the 1970s Harrisons & Crosfield resembled a sogo shosha in terms of its product and geographical diversification. This diversification was incremental, and often driven by risk reduction as well as by a culture open to new opportunities. Competencies were tacit and evolutionary. Diversification strategies were also sustained by learning from other firms, either by acquisition or joint ventures.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences |
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Journal or Publication Title: | BUSINESS HISTORY | ||||
Publisher: | FRANK CASS CO LTD | ||||
ISSN: | 0007-6791 | ||||
Official Date: | April 1999 | ||||
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Volume: | 41 | ||||
Number: | 2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 35 | ||||
Page Range: | 69-+ | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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