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Doing Well and Doing Good
S.r.h. Jones
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Description for Doing Well and Doing Good
Paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 810.
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries large numbers of Scots emigrated to seek their fortunes abroad. Better educated than the English and with a strong Presbyterian ethic, they were unusually successful in business and politics. This was true for New Zealand as elsewhere. Ross & Glendining Ltd was founded in Dunedin in 1862, during the gold rush, by two contrasting characters: Caithness-born John Ross and Robert Glendining, from Dumfries. Initially a drapery importing business, it opened branches throughout New Zealand and warehouses in all the main centers. Careful management and efficient systems enabled the business to grow, despite strong competition ... Read more
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries large numbers of Scots emigrated to seek their fortunes abroad. Better educated than the English and with a strong Presbyterian ethic, they were unusually successful in business and politics. This was true for New Zealand as elsewhere. Ross & Glendining Ltd was founded in Dunedin in 1862, during the gold rush, by two contrasting characters: Caithness-born John Ross and Robert Glendining, from Dumfries. Initially a drapery importing business, it opened branches throughout New Zealand and warehouses in all the main centers. Careful management and efficient systems enabled the business to grow, despite strong competition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
, New Zealand
ISBN
9781877372742
SKU
V9781877372742
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About S.r.h. Jones
S.R.H. Jones is an honorary research fellow in the Department of Economic Studies, University of Dundee. He has taught at universities in England, Australia, New Zealand and the US and began this book while working as Director of the Centre for Business History at the University of Auckland. Much of his research draws on the business archives held by the ... Read more
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