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Management adaptation of business association services: long-term stability 1783-2012 and ‘change points’ for Irish chambers of commerce

Robert J. Bennett
Robert J. Bennett
   | 23 ago 2016
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Article Category: Research Article
Publicado en línea: 23 ago 2016
Páginas: 58 - 73
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijm-2016-0004
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© 2016 Robert J. Bennett, published by De Gruyter Open
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Figure 1

Chamber of commerce membership, staff, total income, and non-subscription income 1790-2012 for the four oldest chambers and Galway (from 1923). Financial figures in Euros at constant 2010 prices. (Sources: Local chamber records; Companies Registry Ireland; Limerick accounts; data on 1790-2005 available at UK Data Archive, SN6878 http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6878&type=Data%20catalogue)
Chamber of commerce membership, staff, total income, and non-subscription income 1790-2012 for the four oldest chambers and Galway (from 1923). Financial figures in Euros at constant 2010 prices. (Sources: Local chamber records; Companies Registry Ireland; Limerick accounts; data on 1790-2005 available at UK Data Archive, SN6878 http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=6878&type=Data%20catalogue)

Three phases of chamber of commerce service development in Ireland, aligned to show continuities and service bundles after intervening ‘change periods’.

Phase 1: 1783-1835Phase 2: 1850-1950Phase 3: 1973-1998
• Lobbying• Lobbying• Lobbying
• Local promotion and improvements• Local promotion and improvements• Local promotion and economic
• Coffee house/reading room• Library, document centredevelopment
• Information• Information / Directories• Advice and support
• Commercial arbitration• Commercial arbitration up to 1920s• Information / Directories
-• Export missions and certificates from 1880s-
-• Workforce training • Export & trade promotion/missions,
• Market management e.g. prices, standards, etc.certificates
• Workforce training
• Community, EU and government partner
• Business training / seminars
• Training unemployed
• Discount services

Index of chamber of commerce total income for three groups of 14 chambers 2001-2012; 2001 = 100. (Source: Companies Registry and Limerick accounts).

200120032005200720082009201020112012
Group 1
Cork100110128238463502531564522
Dublin100167423450517523479486475
Galway100150160200303

Change in financial treatment of Galway airport receipts between 2007 and 2008.

299212202

Change of accounting year and disposal of airport in 2011.

342
Limerick10099107113115117133146179
Waterford10010315497272211179171143
Group 1 Average100126194220334330307314271
Group 1 Average (excl. Galway)100120203225342338331342330
Group 2
Clonmel100148115135145138137133158
Drogheda10090125141265204200194132
Dun Laoghaire10010710510713310910610088
Sligo100110140250260279244256151
Wexford10011011513614311210491107
Group 2 Average100113120154198168158155127
Group 3
Arklow100116134280533560521644689
Ballinasloe10011596100104152114109146
Clondalkin100173193184220131829896
Loughrea10010027825730721311514086
Group 3 Average100126175160291264208248254
Group 3 Average (excl. Arklow)100129189180199165104116109
GNP

Irish GNP and government expenditure from 2001. Source: Central Statistical Office Ireland, series NQQ20 and NQQ21.

100106118130132118117116120
Government expenditure

Irish GNP and government expenditure from 2001. Source: Central Statistical Office Ireland, series NQQ20 and NQQ21.

100130147181192198170166164
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