London Transport : a hybrid in history, 1905-1948 / James Fowler

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Fowler, James [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Frontiers of management historyPublisher: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 153 Seiten) : illustrationsISBN:

9781789739534
1789739535
9781789739541
1789739543

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Additional physical formats: 9781789739541 | 1789739543 | Erscheint auch als: 9781789739541 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:

388.4/09421
352.918409421 23

LOC classification:

HE311.G72

DOI: DOI: 10.1108/9781789739534Online resources:

Summary: The London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) was a unique hybrid public body accountable only to a small number of stakeholders, yet it delivered substantial improvements in public services and provided good working conditions for its employees at the cost of its investors. London Transport: A Hybrid in History 1905-48 innovatively combines a revisionist historical narrative with a systematic analysis of quantitative and qualitative research to explore how and why the LPTB achieved rare popularity amongst its customers. Divided into three sections, the book explores the financial operations of the Board, the Board as a system of governance and the leadership and management within the LPTB. Using the extensive Transport for London archives, James Fowler conducts a timely assessment of the public network utility that once made London transport domestically popular and internationally admired. With debates about British transport policy ongoing, this book is an illuminating read for scholars and students researching within the areas of business management history, transport and public sector governance and administration.PPN: PPN: 1694317439Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EPB | ZDB-55-BME | ZDB-1-BMEN | ZDB-1-EPB-ebook | ZDB-55-ELD

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