دانلود کتاب Entrepreneurship in Spain: A History

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Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of contents
Figures and tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Entrepreneurship in Spain: A History
1 Entrepreneurship and the History of the Company
Introduction
Which Example of Entrepreneur Should Be Disseminated?
What Do Case Studies Contribute?
Do Case Studies Support Entrepreneurship?
Do Case Studies Promote Entrepreneurial Culture?
Which Values or Sets of Values Can Be Determined from Case Studies?
Conclusions
References
2 Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Networks: The Development of Commercial and Financial Companies in Early Modern Castile
The Commercial and Financial World at the End of the Fifteenth and Start of the Sixteenth Centuries
The Company in Castile: A Multiform Institution
The Keys to Castilian Entrepreneurial Success at the End of the Middle Ages and the Beginning of the Modern Age
Between Specialization and Diversification: Products and Geographical Area
Between Specialization and Diversification in Products and Services
From Local to International Commerce
Human Capital and Changes in Management
The Creation of Networks
Risk Management: Institutions, Insurance and Justice
Conclusions
Notes
References
3 Windmills, Not Giants. Competition and Monopoly on the Reinosa Route
Introduction
The Flour Traffic between Castile and Santander in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Brokerage Revenues on the Reinosa Route
Wheat Prices in Castile
The Flour Traffic from Santander
Conclusions
Notes
References
4 Lacave & Echecopar: Strategies and Businesses in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century
Introduction
The Origins of Lacave & Echecopar
The Commercial Expansion of Lacave & Echecopar (1852–1862)
The Last Years of Lacave & Echecopar (1862–1870)
Conclusions
Notes
Sources and References
5 The Sociedad Azucarera Antequerana, a Successful Company in Late Nineteenth-Century Spain
Introduction
Antequera, a Different Sort of Municipality
The Founders
The Other Managers
The Construction of the Sugar Factory
A Growing Company
Conclusions
Notes
References
6 Small, Medium and Large Companies in the Supply of Water in Spain (1840–1940)
Introduction
Public Utilities in Spain
The Large Companies
Small and Medium-Sized Companies
Risk and Uncertainty in the Water Business
Conclusions
Sources
References
7 Credit Companies, Merchant-Bankers and Large National Banks. The Case of Andalusia (1800–1936)
Introduction
Private Banking in the Nineteenth Century: Banks of Issue, Credit Companies and Merchant-Bankers
Credit Companies in Andalusia (Nineteenth Century)
Banks of Issue in Andalusia
Private Bankers in Andalusia in the Nineteenth Century
The Private Banking (1900–1936): Local Bankers and Large National Banks
The Territorial Expansion of the National Banking in Andalusia in the First Third of the Twentieth Century
Local Bankers’ Behaviour until 1936
Conclusions
Notes
References
8 The Private Period of Spanish Railways 1848–1941: A Liberal Project to Modernise Spain
The Early Steps of the Spanish Railway System: The National Way and the Foreign Way
The Test of the Financial Crisis for the Companies
The Modernising Impact of the Railway
Spanish Railway Companies at the Beginning of their Decline: Circa 1900–1913
The Change of Model: From the System of Concessions to Intervention, 1914–1931
The End of the Concession System: 1931–1941
Final Considerations
Notes
References
9 The Spanish Travel Agency Business in the Early Years of the Franco Regime
Introduction
The Decree of 19 February 1942 Regarding Travel Agencies
Travel Agencies in Spain After the Second World War
The 1950s: New Business Possibilities
Notes
References
10 The International Expansion of the Spanish Insurance Company MAPFRE
Introduction
Planning the International Expansion
International Expansion of MAPFRE REINSURANCE
Expansion in the Direct Insurance Market
Conclusion
Sources
References
11 Spanish Entrepreneurs and the Two Transitions (1975–1986)
Introduction
Domestic and International Transitions
The Entrepreneurs and the Domestic Transition
The Entrepreneurs and the International Transition
Conclusions
Note
References
12 From the Sector to the Automobile Cluster of Castilla y León: Its Study through the History of Lingotes Especiales
Introduction
The Agglomeration of Economic Activities in Economic Theory: A Brief Summary
From the Sector to the Regional Automobile Cluster
The Companies in the Sector: The Case of Lingotes Especiales
Final Notes
Notes
References
Contributors
Index