'Out of light a little profit'? Returns to capital at Bryant and May, 1884-1927

A. J. Arnold

Business History, 2011, vol. 53, issue 4, 617-640

Abstract: The historical literature on Bryant and May, market leaders for many years in the English match trade, is rich and interesting although it contains little on the connections between labour and technology-related managerial practices and the economic returns that they engendered. This is surprising given the importance of profit considerations to business behaviour in general and to Bryant and May's functioning in particular. This paper accordingly examines the connections between the firm's approach to technological innovation and labour relations and the financial returns it was able to generate and distribute to its owners across the period 1884 to 1927.

Keywords: rate of return; profitability; Bryant and May; match trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2011.578129

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