The adaptive strategies of Spanish cotton industry companies, 1939-1970

Francisco Javier Fernandez Roca

Business History, 2007, vol. 49, issue 1, 75-97

Abstract: This article explores the strategies carried out by the Spanish cotton industry, drawing the distinction between dynastic and non-dynastic companies, and the business strategies to preserve the family firm, to keep the control of management in the hands of the founder's family, and to maintain long-term living standards. To achieve this, companies showed a remarkable capacity to adapt to the changing institutional, political and economic context in Spain during the second half of the twentieth century. Finally, we measure the degree of success by looking at profits, profitability and ability of dynastic and non-dynastic companies to survive.

Keywords: Cotton Industry; Business Strategies; Spain; Family Firm; Economic Autarchy; Franco (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1080/00076790601063022

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