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Working Papers

2017

1. Network preferences and the growth of the British cotton textile industry, c.1780-1914
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2015

2. Fraud and Financial Scandals: A Historical Analysis of Opportunity and Impediment
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2014

3. ‘Cold, Calculating Political Economy’: Fixed costs, the Rate of Profit and the Length of the Working Day in the Factory Act Debates, 1832-1847
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2013

4. Capital market efficiency in the British industrial revolution: the case of the Lancashire cotton industry, 1760-1840
   Working Papers, Economic History Society
5. Creative accounting in the British Industrial Revolution: Cotton manufacturers and the ‘Ten Hours’ Movement
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
6. Oil and Middle East Politics: the case of British Petroleum (BP) and Shell in the Suez crisis
   Working Papers, Economic History Society

2011

7. Mutual contributions and future prospects
   Working Papers, Economic History Society
8. Political instability and stock market reaction: the Anglo-Iranian oil nationalisation, 1951
   Working Papers, Economic History Society

2010

9. Accounting and Labour Control at Boulton and Watt, c. 1775-1810
   The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York

2009

10. Does Community and Environmental Responsibility Affect Firm Risk? Evidence from UK Panel Data 1994-2006
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (22)
11. Risk and value in labour and capital markets: The UK corporate economy, 1980-2005
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (1)

2008

12. Asymmetric Response: Explaining Corporate Social Disclosure by Multi-National Firms in Environmentally Sensitive Industries
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York
13. Calculating Profit: A Historical Perspective on the Development of Capitalism
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York
    See also Journal Article Calculating profit: A historical perspective on the development of capitalism, Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier (2010) View citations (18) (2010)
14. Strangers and Brothers’: The Secret History of Profit, Value and Risk. An inaugural lecture
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York

2007

15. Business strategy and firm performance: the British corporate economy, 1949-1984
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (1)
16. Keynes and the cotton industry: a reappraisal
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York
17. Oldham capitalism and the rise of the Lancashire textile industry
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (1)
18. Political, social and economic determinants of corporate social disclosure by multi-national firms in environmentally sensitive industries
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York
19. The limits of market-based governance and accountability - PFI refinancing and the resurgence of the regulatory state
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (1)

2006

20. Industrial districts as organizational environments: resources, networks and structures
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (2)
21. Other lives in accounting: critical reflections on oral history methodology in action
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York

2005

22. The association between accounting and market-based risk measures
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (1)
23. The labour theory of value, risk and the rate of profit
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The labour theory of value, risk and the rate of profit, CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
24. The resource-based view of the firm and the labour theory of value
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (3)

2004

25. Asset pricing models, the labour theory of value and their implications for accounting
    The York Management School Working Papers, The York Management School, University of York View citations (2)

Undated

26. Enlightenment vs Self Interest: Financial Performance Differentials of `Ethically' Managed Companies
    SMF Discussion Paper Series, University of Nottingham, School of Management & Finance
27. The Rise of Modern Accounting and the Fall of the Public Company: The Lancashire Cotton Mills, 1870-1914
    SMF Discussion Paper Series, University of Nottingham, School of Management & Finance View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The rise of modern accounting and the fall of the public company: the Lancashire cotton mills 1870-1914, Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier (2002) View citations (8) (2002)
28. Windows of Opportunity in the Textile Industry: The Business Strategies of Lancashire Enterprises 1880 - 1914
    SMF Discussion Paper Series, University of Nottingham, School of Management & Finance

Journal Articles

2023

1. From light touch to top management control: HSBC’s integration of its first two acquired subsidiaries 1960-1980
   Business History, 2023, 65, (4), 656-678

2021

2. Elite directors, London finance, and British overseas expansion: Victorian railway networks, 1860–1900
   Economic History Review, 2021, 74, (2), 496-521 View citations (1)
3. Public houses and house prices in Great Britain: a panel analysis
   European Planning Studies, 2021, 29, (1), 163-180 View citations (1)

2019

4. Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Business Philanthropy: Cotton Textiles in the British Industrial Revolution
   Business History Review, 2019, 93, (3), 503-527
5. Financial scandals: a historical overview
   Accounting and Business Research, 2019, 49, (5), 477-499 View citations (8)

2018

6. Accessing capital markets: Aristocrats and new share issues in the British bicycle boom of the 1890s
   Business History, 2018, 60, (2), 231-256 View citations (4)

2017

7. Accounting and social conflict: Profit and regulated working time in the British Industrial Revolution
   CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, 2017, 49, (C), 57-75 View citations (2)
8. Audit committees and financial reporting quality
   Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 2017, 18, (1), 2-21 View citations (8)
9. The obsolescing bargain model and oil: the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 1933–1951
   Business History, 2017, 59, (4), 554-571 View citations (2)

2016

10. Double entry and the rise of capitalism: keeping a sense of proportion?
    Accounting History Review, 2016, 26, (1), 25-31 View citations (1)
11. Marks & Spencer and the Decline of the British Textile Industry, 1950–2000
    Business History Review, 2016, 90, (1), 3-30 View citations (1)
12. Vertical monopoly power, profit and risk: The British beer industry, c.1970–c.2004
    Business History, 2016, 58, (5), 667-693

2015

13. Accounting fundamentals and accounting change: Boulton & Watt and the Springfield Armory
    Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2015, 41, (C), 1-20 View citations (3)
14. Ownership, financial strategy and performance: the Lancashire cotton textile industry, 1918-1938
    Business History, 2015, 57, (1), 97-121 View citations (2)
15. The evolution of private equity: corporate restructuring in the UK, c.1945-2010
    Business History, 2015, 57, (5), 736-768 View citations (1)

2014

16. Accounting-based Risk Management and the Capital Asset Pricing Model: An Empirical Comparison
    Australian Accounting Review, 2014, 24, (2), 127-133

2012

17. Accounting for power and control: The Anglo-Iranian oil nationalisation of 1951
    CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, 2012, 23, (7), 595-607 View citations (1)
18. Accounting-based Risk Measurement: An Alternative to Capital Asset Pricing Model Derived Discount Factors
    Australian Accounting Review, 2012, 22, (4), 398-406 View citations (3)
19. Editorial
    Business History, 2012, 54, (1), 1-5
20. Producer co-operatives and economic efficiency: Evidence from the nineteenth-century cotton textile industry
    Business History, 2012, 54, (6), 855-882 View citations (1)

2011

21. Accounting, regulation and profitability: The case of PFI hospital refinancing
    CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, 2011, 22, (7), 668-681 View citations (7)
22. Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Control: The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, 1933–1951
    Enterprise & Society, 2011, 12, (4), 824-862 View citations (6)
23. Explaining corporate success: The structure and performance of British firms, 1950-84
    Business History, 2011, 53, (1), 85-118 View citations (2)
24. The Rise and Fall of Great Companies: Courtaulds and the Reshaping of the Man‐Made Fibres Industry – By Geoffrey Owen
    Economic Affairs, 2011, 31, (3), 67-68

2010

25. Accounting for competitive advantage: The resource-based view of the firm and the labour theory of value
    CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, 2010, 21, (3), 183-194 View citations (8)
26. Calculating profit: A historical perspective on the development of capitalism
    Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2010, 35, (2), 205-221 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Calculating Profit: A Historical Perspective on the Development of Capitalism, The York Management School Working Papers (2008) (2008)
27. The Oxford Handbook of Business History
    Accounting History Review, 2010, 20, (2), 263-265
28. The labour theory of value, risk and the rate of profit
    CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, 2010, 21, (1), 96-103 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The labour theory of value, risk and the rate of profit, The York Management School Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
29. The social risk–rent thesis: A reply to Harney
    CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, 2010, 21, (1), 90-95 View citations (2)
30. Value, profit and risk: accounting and the resource‐based view of the firm
    Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2010, 23, (5), 647-670 View citations (6)

2008

31. Fifty years of Business History
    Business History, 2008, 50, (2), 125-126 View citations (1)
32. Tribute to Charles Harvey
    Business History, 2008, 50, (1), 1-3
33. Youseff Cassis. Capitals of Capital: A History of International Financial Centres, 1780–2005. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. xiv + 385 pp. ISBN 13-978-0-521-84535-9, $40.00
    Enterprise & Society, 2008, 9, (1), 211-213

2007

34. Competing perspectives on the 'Managerial Revolution': From 'Managerialist' to 'Anti-Managerialist'
    Business History, 2007, 49, (4), 464-482 View citations (2)
35. Scale, scope and accountability: A response to Lloyd-Jones and Lewis
    Business History, 2007, 49, (1), 106-111

2006

36. Corporate Governance and Financial Constraints on Strategic Turnarounds*
    Journal of Management Studies, 2006, 43, (3), 407-433 View citations (16)
37. Financial institutions and corporate strategy: David Alliance and the transformation of British textiles, c.1950-c.1990
    Business History, 2006, 48, (4), 453-478
38. James Aho. Confession and Bookkeeping: The Religious, Moral and Rhetorical Roots of Accounting. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2005. xx + 131 pp. ISBN 0-7914-6545-4, $40.00
    Enterprise & Society, 2006, 7, (3), 598-600
39. The firm's strategic dynamics and corporate governance life‐cycle
    International Journal of Managerial Finance, 2006, 2, (4), 256-279

2005

40. Divergence and Convergence within Anglo-American Corporate Governance Systems: Evidence from the US and UK, 1950-2000
    Business History, 2005, 47, (2), 267-295 View citations (18)
41. Financial control, managerial control and accountability: evidence from the British Cotton Industry, 1700-2000
    Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2005, 30, (7-8), 627-653 View citations (16)
42. Firm resources and quality signalling: evidence from UK initial public offerings
    Applied Financial Economics, 2005, 15, (8), 575-586 View citations (4)
43. Predicting mispricing of initial public offerings
    Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, 2005, 13, (1), 41-59 View citations (2)
44. Quantity versus quality: the impact of environmental disclosures on the reputations of UK Plcs
    The British Accounting Review, 2005, 37, (2), 231-248 View citations (89)

2003

45. Corporate Governance, Strategy and Survival in a Declining Industry: A Study of UK Cotton Textile Companies*
    Journal of Management Studies, 2003, 40, (4), 895-920 View citations (24)
46. Financial distress, corporate borrowing, and industrial decline: the Lancashire cotton spinning industry, 1918-38
    Accounting History Review, 2003, 13, (2), 207-232 View citations (4)
47. Scale, scope and accountability: towards a new paradigm of British business history
    Business History, 2003, 45, (4), 1-23 View citations (10)
48. Stefano Battilossi and Youssef Cassis, eds. European Banks and the American Challenge: Competition and Cooperation in International Banking under Bretton Woods. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. x + 228 pp. ISBN 0-19-925027-8, $75.00
    Enterprise & Society, 2003, 4, (3), 544-546

2002

49. Christopher G. A. Clay. Gold for the Sultan: Western Bankers and Ottoman Finance 1856–1881. London and New York: I. B. Tauris, 2001. xx + 698 pp. ISBN 1-86064-476-7, $65.00
    Enterprise & Society, 2002, 3, (1), 203-205
50. Corporate Governance, Strategy and Structure in British Business History, 1950-2000
    Business History, 2002, 44, (3), 91-124 View citations (8)
51. Survey article - British Business History: A Review of the Periodical Literature for 2000
    Business History, 2002, 44, (2), 1-18 View citations (1)
52. The rise of modern accounting and the fall of the public company: the Lancashire cotton mills 1870-1914
    Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2002, 27, (1-2), 61-84 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Rise of Modern Accounting and the Fall of the Public Company: The Lancashire Cotton Mills, 1870-1914, SMF Discussion Paper Series View citations (1)

2000

53. Book Reviews
    Business History, 2000, 42, (3), 168-169
54. Public Subsidy and Private Divestment: The Lancashire Cotton Textile Industry, c.1950-c.1965
    Business History, 2000, 42, (1), 59-84 View citations (1)

1999

55. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1999, 41, (1), 145-146
56. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1999, 41, (2), 124-125
57. Book Reviews
    Business History, 1999, 41, (4), 157-158

1998

58. The supply of and demand for accounting information in an unregulated market: Examples from the lancashire cotton mills, 1855-1914
    Accounting, Organizations and Society, 1998, 23, (2), 217-238 View citations (10)
59. Windows of Opportunity in the Textile Industry: The Business Strategies of Lancashire Entrepreneurs, 1880-1914
    Business History, 1998, 40, (1), 1-25 View citations (4)

1997

60. Firm structure and financial performance: the Lancashire textile industry, c.1884 - c.1960
    Accounting History Review, 1997, 7, (2), 195-232

Books

2024

1. Systems of Deceit:Financial Fraud and Scandal in the United Kingdom, 1700–2010
   World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Chapters

2012

1. Revisiting Chandler on the Theory of the Firm
   Chapter 22 in Handbook on the Economics and Theory of the Firm, 2012

Editor

1. Business History
   Taylor & Francis Journals