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| Author: | Divall, C. |
| Title: | Technological networks and industrial research in Britain: the London, Midland and Scottish railway, 1926-47 |
| Journal: | Business history
2006 : JAN, VOL. 48:1, p. 43-68 |
| Index terms: | rail transport United Kingdom history |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | It is claimed that between the world wars British industry sometimes successfully prosecuted industrial research in ways that do not fit the Chandlerian paradigm, and firms which combine service and manufacturing functions (e.g. railways) offer an interesting test of that. Particularly the largest of the inter-war railway companies reduced uncertainties and transaction costs at minimal risk to itself by among others relied on networks of external technological experts. The main disadvantage of this study was the tension generated between the technological community of scientific researchers and the engineers who were responsible for technological innovation. |
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