Open AccessInvloed van bedrijfsstrategieën op de prestaties van kleine, familiale ondernemingen
Author(s) -
Kim Descheemaeker
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tseg/tijdschrift voor sociale en economische geschiedenis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2468-9068
pISSN - 1572-1701
DOI - 10.52024/tseg8428
Subject(s) - brick , flemish , factory (object oriented programming) , economic history , economy , political science , humanities , geography , archaeology , art , economics , computer science , programming language
The impact of compagny stragegies on the performance of small family compagnies. Dumoulin brick and pipe factory in Langemark and Wijtschate (Belgium), c. 1922-1981.The case of the Dumoulin brick and pipe factory (c. 1922-1981) in Langemark and Wijtschate in the southern Westhoek (Belgium) can be regarded as a typical example of a small, family-owned, West Flemish company that tried to survive in a turbulent business environment. In the twentieth century, the ceramic sector was characterized by large-scale technological changes and a rearrangement of the industrial landscape. This article reconstructs and analyzes the life cycle of the Dumoulin brick and pipe factory. The use of an explicit theoretical framework and the regional focus contribute to the international historiography of small and medium-sized enterprises and family businesses, as well as to the socio-economic history of West Flanders.