Unlocking dynamic capabilities in the Scotch whisky industry, 1945–present
Journal Article
MacKenzie, N. G., Perchard, A., Mackay, D., & Burt, G. (in press)
Unlocking dynamic capabilities in the Scotch whisky industry, 1945–present. Business History, https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2022.2085251
In this article we examine the development of the Scotch whisky industry since 1945 through the lens of dynamic capabilities. We explain how sui generis acts—novel initiatives...
Managerial ideology and identity in the nationalised British coal industry, 1947–1994
Journal Article
Perchard, A., & Gildart, K. (in press)
Managerial ideology and identity in the nationalised British coal industry, 1947–1994. Economic and Industrial Democracy, https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x211069413
This article examines managerial ideology and identity in the nationalised British coal industry. On nationalisation in 1947, the National Coal Board (NCB) – after 1987 the Br...
Business-government relations and national economic models: A review and future research directions in varieties of capitalism and beyond
Journal Article
MacKenzie, N. G., Perchard, A., Miller, C., & Forbes, N. (2021)
Business-government relations and national economic models: A review and future research directions in varieties of capitalism and beyond. Business History, 63(8), 1239-1252. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2021.1924687
This special issue complements and extends existing work in business history to show how the discipline can contribute to the Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) literature. The wor...
Aligning to disadvantage: How corporate political activity and strategic homophily create path dependence in the firm
Journal Article
Perchard, A., & MacKenzie, N. G. (2021)
Aligning to disadvantage: How corporate political activity and strategic homophily create path dependence in the firm. Human Relations, 74(7), 978-1006. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726720908923
To what extent should firms get close to government for competitive advantage? What happens if they get too close? In this article we explore how corporate political activity ...
This Thing Called Goodwill: The Reynolds Metals Company and Political Networking in Wartime America
Journal Article
Perchard, A. (2019)
This Thing Called Goodwill: The Reynolds Metals Company and Political Networking in Wartime America. Enterprise and Society, 20(4), 1044-1083. https://doi.org/10.1017/eso.2019.25
This article examines the Reynolds Metals Company’s political networking activities in Washington, D.C., and the state capitals of the U.S. South in the 1940s and 1950s. It ar...
‘Run with the fox and hunt with the hounds’: Managerial Trade-Unionism and the British Association of Colliery Management, 1947–1994
Journal Article
Perchard, A., & Gildart, K. (2018)
‘Run with the fox and hunt with the hounds’: Managerial Trade-Unionism and the British Association of Colliery Management, 1947–1994. Historical Studies in Industrial Relations, 39(1), 79-110. https://doi.org/10.3828/hsir.2018.39.3
This article examines the evolution of managerial trade-unionism in the British coal industry, specifically focusing on the development of the British Association of Colliery ...
Clio in the business school: Historical approaches in strategy, international business and entrepreneurship
Journal Article
Perchard, A., MacKenzie, N. G., Decker, S., & Favero, G. (2017)
Clio in the business school: Historical approaches in strategy, international business and entrepreneurship. Business History, 59(6), 904-927. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2017.1280025
On the back of recent and significant new debates on the use of history within business and management studies, we consider the perception of historians as being anti-theory a...
Managerial hyperopia: A potential unintended consequence of foresight in a top management team?
Journal Article
Burt, G., Mackay, D. J., & Perchard, A. (2015)
Managerial hyperopia: A potential unintended consequence of foresight in a top management team?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 101, 134-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2013.12.001
In this paper we explore the phenomenon of managerial hyperopia. Hyperopia is a metaphorical term adopted from ocular science referring to long-sightedness—a condition of bein...