Industry dynamics and trade association power : the shifting nature of business influence in UK aluminium

Perchard, Andrew and MacKenzie, Niall G. and Connors, Duncan P. (2024) Industry dynamics and trade association power : the shifting nature of business influence in UK aluminium. Business History. pp. 1-21. ISSN 0007-6791 (https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2024.2329603)

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Abstract

This article examines industry dynamics and their influence on ­business-government relations through a study of the UK aluminium industry, focusing on the changing role of its leading trade association, the Aluminium Federation (ALFED). It explores how ALFED developed its capabilities and relations with executive and legislature over time, revealing how it changed its composition to reflect the changes in the industry that it represents, consequently affecting its wielding of influence and power. This is examined through specific episodes and what they reveal about gradual, as well as dramatic changes, in the organisation and business power and influence.

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Perchard, Andrew, MacKenzie, Niall G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-7086 and Connors, Duncan P.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:90178
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    3 April 2024
    Published
    3 April 2024
    Published Online
    6 March 2024
    Accepted
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Commerce > Business
    Department:UNSPECIFIED
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Aug 2024 14:50
    Last modified:17 Sep 2024 19:01
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90178
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