Supported by the Lind Foundation
Matthew Hollow is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy in the School for Business and Society at the University of York. His research covers a broad range of topics related to the evolution of management and business practices in contemporary Britain and he has previously published on topics such as the evolution of management practices in the British banking sector, fraud and white-collar crime in post-war Britain, and the networking activities of nineteenth-century entrepreneurs. He holds a PhD from the University of Oxford in Modern British History and an MA from the University of Sheffield. He is also a member of the British Academy of Management and the Association of Business Historians.
During his research fellowship at the University of Glasgow Library, Matthew will make use of the Papers of the MacFie Family Collection at the Scottish Business Archive to further develop and support his ongoing research into the role that emotions and family relationships played in shaping the dynamics of family firms in the past. In particular, he will make use of the voluminous personal correspondence in the collection to understand the role that emotions played in the succession planning and arrangements of the family.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to spend time working with the University of Glasgow’s outstanding Business History collections. Having the chance to work in depth with the Papers of the MacFie Family Collection at the Scottish Business Archive will enable me to further develop and expand my understanding of the role that emotions and family relationships played in shaping the dynamics of family firms in the past. ”
