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Managerial ideology and identity in the nationalised British coal industry, 1947–1994

Perchard, Andrew; Gildart, Keith

Authors

Andrew Perchard

Keith Gildart



Abstract

This article examines managerial ideology and identity in the nationalised British coal industry. On nationalisation in 1947, the National Coal Board (NCB) – after 1987 the British Coal Corporation – became the largest socialised industry outside of the Communist bloc. Privatised in 1994, as part of liberal market reforms, the industry was a crucible for ideological clashes amongst managers. The article responds to interest in the impact of managerial ideologies and identities on organisations and in the search for illuminating historical case studies in different organisational settings. The authors position those ideological clashes, and distinctive managerial identities, within a moral economic framework.

Citation

Perchard, A., & Gildart, K. (2023). Managerial ideology and identity in the nationalised British coal industry, 1947–1994. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 44(1), 230-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x211069413

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 20, 2022
Online Publication Date Feb 3, 2022
Publication Date 2023-02
Deposit Date Mar 2, 2022
Publicly Available Date Feb 17, 2023
Journal Economic and Industrial Democracy
Print ISSN 0143-831X
Electronic ISSN 1461-7099
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 44
Issue 1
Pages 230-261
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x211069413
Keywords Coal industry, ideology, management, moral economy, public ownership
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2850264

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