This paper proposes a model of productivity and wages in the Durham coal industry during 1882-1914. The model predicts a negative relationship between wages and productivity which derives from the industry's production function and wage-setting arrangements and does not require or imply a...

This article, which builds on previous studies published in Business History, documents the largest employers of labour in the Edwardian United Kingdom. It provides a more comprehensive coverage than hitherto by indicating several important firms which have previously escaped enumeration. More...

This paper explores the automation of the supply of financial services on the British High Street. Its aim is to provide an historical perspective to highlight the longevity of organisational change in the financial sector and to emphasise its remarkable continuity: UK clearing banks and...