The performance of European business in the twentieth century

Content: Cover
 The Performance of European Business in the Twentieth Century
 Copyright
 Foreword
 Acknowledgements
 Contents
 List of Figures
 List of Tables
 Notes on Contributors
 Part I: Overview and Methodology
 1: The Performance of European Enterprise during the Twentieth Century: General Overview
 STUDYING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
 DEFINING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
 ANALYSING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
 THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF EUROPEAN BUSINESS
 Sectoral Performance
 Country-Level Performance
 THE DETERMINANTS OF BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
 INTERPRETING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE. FURTHER RESEARCH ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE2: Methodology and Traps
 APPENDIX
 Sources
 Belgium
 Finland
 France
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Italy
 Spain
 Sweden
 3: Ownership and Performance in European Big Business: The Longitudinal Perspective
 INTRODUCTION
 OWNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OF EUROPEAN BIG BUSINESS: THEORETICAL APPROACHES
 OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES: EVIDENCE FROM THE LARGEST EUROPEAN COMPANIES IN THE LONG RUN
 OWNERSHIP: REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE LONG RUN
 OWNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM EUROPE
 CONCLUSIONS
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 Part II: Countries' Performance. 4: The Performance of Belgian Enterprises in the Twentieth CenturyINTRODUCTION
 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
 First Benchmark: 1911-13
 Second Benchmark: 1927-9
 Third Benchmark: 1954-6
 Fourth Benchmark: 1970-2
 Fifth Benchmark: 1998-2000
 ROE PERFORMANCE
 First Benchmark: 1911-13
 Second Benchmark: 1927-9
 Third Benchmark: 1954-6
 Fourth Benchmark: 1970-2
 Fifth Benchmark: 1998-2000
 HR PERFORMANCE
 First Benchmark: 1911-13
 Second Benchmark: 1927-9
 Third Benchmark: 1954-6
 Fourth Benchmark: 1970-2
 Fifth Benchmark: 1998-2000
 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 5: The Performance of British Business in the Twentieth CenturyTHE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH BIG BUSINESS
 PERFORMANCE: RETURN ON EQUITY
 PERFORMANCE: HOLDING RETURN
 CONCLUSION
 6: The Performance of French Business in the Twentieth Century
 THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH BIG BUSINESS
 PERFORMANCE: RETURN ON EQUITY
 PERFORMANCE: HOLDING RETURN
 CONCLUSION
 7: The Performance of German Big Business in the Twentieth Century
 INTRODUCTION
 PECULIARITIES OF THE GERMAN CASE
 THE PERFORMANCE OF GERMAN BIG BUSINESS
 CONCLUSION
 8: Big Business Performance in Twentieth-Century Italy. INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGICAL REMARKSCORPORATE ITALY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
 THE PERFORMANCE OF BIG BUSINESS IN ITALY: A DIACHRONIC APPROACH
 The 1911-13 Benchmark
 The 1927-9 benchmark
 The 1954-6 benchmark
 The 1970-2 benchmark
 The 1998-2000 Benchmark
 THE PERFORMANCE OF BIG BUSINESS IN ITALY: A SECTOR-BASED ANALYSIS
 Basic and Fabricated Metals
 Engineering and Transportation Equipment
 Electricity and Communications Services
 Financial Intermediation: The Banking System
 CONCLUSIONS
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 9: Spanish Business Performance in the Twentieth Century
 INTRODUCTION.