Research Output per year
Personal profile
Particulars
Office location: 02.007, Riddel Hall Block 3
Lecturer in Management at Queen's Management School, and a Research Associate at Queen's University Centre for Economic History.
Interests
Research Statement
Michael Aldous is a business historian with an interest in the ownership and organisation of firms. He uses microeconomic theories of the firm to analyse the use of different business forms. He is particularly interested in the historical role played by partnership and cooperative firms in trade and service industries, and implications this has for understanding both historical and contemporary firm performance.
Research Interests
Business History, Economic History, International Business, Globalization in the 19th century, Trading and service firms, Theory of the firm
Achievements
Michael holds a BA in History and American Studies from the University of Nottingham, an MBA from IE Business School, Madrid, and an MSc and PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Research Output
An Incomplete Revolution: Corporate Governance Challenges of the London Assurance Company and the Limitations of the Joint-Stock Form, 1720–1725
Aldous, M. & Condorelli, S., 13 Aug 2019, In : Enterprise and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
From traders to planters: The evolving role and importance of trading companies in the 19th century Anglo-Indian Indigo trade
Aldous, M., 30 Jun 2019, In : Business History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Partners, servants or entrepreneurs? Banians in the 19th century Bengal economy.
Aldous, M., 05 Mar 2019, (Accepted) In : Business History Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Saville‐Smith, K. J., Provincial society and empire: the Cumbrian counties and the East Indies, 1680–1829
Aldous, M., 01 Aug 2019, In : Economic History Review. 72, 3, p. 1101-1103 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
The Liverpool Cotton Brokers Association and the Crowning of King Cotton, 1811-1900: Examining the Role of a Private Order Institution in Global Trade
Aldous, M. & Coyle, C., 21 Sep 2019, (Accepted) In : Business History Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prizes
Mira Wilkins Prize, 2016
Michael Aldous (Recipient), Apr 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
History and Economics Workshop
Chris Colvin (Invited speaker), Michael Aldous (Contributor), David Paulson (Contributor)24 Jan 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
The Journal of Economic History (Journal)
Michael Aldous (Referee)28 Aug 2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Association of Business Historians Annual Conference 2019
Michael Aldous (Speaker)06 Jul 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Economic History Review (Journal)
Michael Aldous (Referee)26 Jul 2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Modern Asian Studies (Journal)
Michael Aldous (Peer reviewer)08 Jan 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Impact
Confronting the Productivity Challenge, LRI Roundtable
John Turner (Participant), Michael Aldous (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impact, Public Policy Impact