The large industrial enterprise and the dynamics of modern economic growth

The Innovation Cycle: A New Model and Case Study for the Invention to Innovation Process

“……manufacturing enterprises, especially those in capitalintensive and knowledge-intensive industries, have historically accounted for most of the research and development which became essential to continuing technological innovation in the twentieth century" (Chandler, 1997).…”

Multinational Corporations from Emerging Markets

“…Many studies have been conducted based on the growing influence of large corporations and their increasingly dominant role in the global business arena (Chang, 2002;Wade, 2003;Nolan et al, 2008;Amsden, 2001;Chandler et al, 1997;Chandler, 2004;Dicken, 2007;Porter, 1990;Howes and Singh, 2000). In fact, the influence of big businesses has long been recognized.…”

“…Based on studies by Chandler et al (1997), Chandler (2004), Amsden (2001), Chang (1994;, Wade (2004), and Dicken (2007) on industrial development and the industrial structure of the major advanced economies and successful late industrialized economies, it can be concluded that big businesses have been the core driver of our modern economy; they have played an active role in the economic transformation of many nation-states and in continuously shaping the face of the global economy. The United States, Germany, and other industrial countries have long implemented varied forms of industrial development policy.…”

Scale, scope and accountability: towards a new paradigm of British business history

“…Interestingly, in his most recent work Chandler has argued that one of the most important benefits of the large-scale industrial corporation, on which he places so much emphasis, is its 'essential role … to drive technological advance'. 133 This may be true in certain cases, but does not invalidate consideration of the remaining model parameters in others.…”