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Cost engineering and costing in Hawthorn Leslie Shipbuilders, 1886–1915 (2013)
Journal Article
McLean, T. (2013). Cost engineering and costing in Hawthorn Leslie Shipbuilders, 1886–1915. The British Accounting Review, 45(4), 284-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2013.06.010

This research examines cost engineering and costing in a British shipbuilding firm in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. The firm maintained separate systems of contract accounting, costing and reporting for directors and employed interna... Read More about Cost engineering and costing in Hawthorn Leslie Shipbuilders, 1886–1915.

The growth and development of Clarke Chapman from 1864 to 1914. (2013)
Journal Article
McGovern, T., & McLean, T. (2013). The growth and development of Clarke Chapman from 1864 to 1914. Business History, 55(3), 448-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2012.745066

Clarke Chapman was the main supplier of leading-edge auxiliary equipment to the British shipbuilding industry before the First World War. Penrose's theory was used to examine the company's growth. The findings of this study show that the ownership st... Read More about The growth and development of Clarke Chapman from 1864 to 1914..