Office workers, business elites and the disappearance of the 'ladder of success' in Edwardian Glasgow

Citation

Guerriero Wilson R (1999) Office workers, business elites and the disappearance of the 'ladder of success' in Edwardian Glasgow. Scottish Economic and Social History, 19 (1), pp. 55-75. https://doi.org/10.3366/sesh.1999.19.1.55

Abstract
Examines the transformation of office work at the turn of the 20th century by showing how a change in the demographics of the British business class in Glasgow, Scotland. Aspirations of men entering clerical work at the end of the 19th century; Relationship between successful careers and starts in clerical work at the turn of the century; Rewards of independent business.

Journal
Scottish Economic and Social History: Volume 19, Issue 1