Naval leadership and management, 1650-1950 : essays in honour of Michael Duffy

Considers naval leadership and management very widely, moving beyond a focus on leading admirals.Many works on naval history ascribe success to the special qualities of individual leaders, Nelson being the prime example. This book in contrast moves away from focusing on Nelson and other leading individuals to explore more fully how naval leadership worked in the context of a large, complex, globally-capable institution. It puts forward important original scholarship around four main themes: the place of the hero in naval leadership; organisational friction in matters of command; the role of management capability in the exercise of naval power; and the evolution of management and technical training in the Royal Navy. Besides providing much new, interesting material for naval and maritime historians, the book also offers important insights for management and leadership specialists more generally. HELEN DOE is a Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, University of Exeter and author of Enterprising Women and Shipping (Boydell, 2009). RICHARD HARDING is Professor of Organisational History at the University of Westminster and author of The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy (Boydell, 2010), Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century (Royal Historical Society, 1991) and six other books. Contributors: GARETH COLE, MIKE FARQUHARSON-ROBERTS, MARY JONES, ROGER KNIGHT, ROGER MORRISS, ELINOR ROMANS, DAVID J. STARKEY, PETER WARD, OLIVER WALTON, BRITT ZERBE. Many Works On Naval History Ascribe Success To The Special Qualities Of Individual Leaders, Nelson Being The Prime Example. This Book In Contrast Moves Away From Focusing On Nelson And Other Leading Individuals To Explore More Fully How Naval Leadership Worked In The Context Of A Large, Complex, Globally-capable Institution. It Puts Forward Important Original Scholarship Around Four Main Themes: The Place Of The Hero In Naval Leadership; Organisational Friction In Matters Of Command; The Role Of Management Capability In The Exercise Of Naval Power; And The Evolution Of Management And Technical Training In The Royal Navy. Besides Providing Much New, Interesting Material For Naval And Maritime Historians, The Book Also Offers Important Insights For Management And Leadership Specialists More Generally.--back Cover. Michael Duffy : An Appreciation / Roger Knight -- Introduction / Richard Harding -- Admiral Rainier's Management Challenges, 1794-1805 / Peter Ward -- Neglect Or Treason : Leadership Failure In The Mid-eighteenth-century Royal Navy / Richard Harding -- Who Has Command? The Royal Artillerymen Aboard Royal Navy Warships In The French Revolutionary And Napoleonic Wars / Gareth Cole -- The Marine Officer Is A Raw Lad And Therefore Troublesome' : Royal Naval Officers And The Officers Of The Marines, 1755-1797 / Britt Zerbe -- High Exertions And Difficult Cases : The Work Of The Transport Agent At Portsmouth And Southampton, 1795-1797 / Roger Morriss -- Forgotten Or Ignored, The Officers At Invergordon : 'we Are Doing This For You As Well You Know' / Mike Farquharson-roberts -- 'to Excite The Whole Company To Courage And Bravery' : The Incentivisation Of British Privateering Crews, 1702-1815 / David J. Starkey -- New Kinds Of Discipline : The Royal Navy In The Second Half Of The Nineteenth Century / Oliver Walton -- Towards A Hierarchy Of Management : The Victorian And Edwardian Navy, 1860-1918 / Mary Jones -- Leadership Training For Midshipmen, C.1919-1939 / Elinor Romans. Edited By Helen Doe And Richard Harding. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 193-201) And Index. Many works on naval history ascribe success to the special qualities of individual leaders, Nelson being the prime example. This book in contrast moves away from focusing on Nelson and other leading individuals to explore more fully how naval leadership worked in the context of a large, complex, globally-capable institution. It puts forward important original scholarship around four main themes: the place of the hero in naval leadership; organisational friction in matters of command; the role of management capability in the exercise of naval power; and the evolution of management and technical training in the Royal Navy. Besides providing much new, interesting material for naval and maritime historians, the book also offers important insights for management and leadership specialists more generally. HELEN DOE is a Fellow of the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, University of Exeter and author of Enterprising Women and Shipping (Boydell, 2009). RICHARD HARDING is Professor of Organisational History at the University of Westminster, Chairman of the Society for Nautical Research and author of The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy (Boydell, 2010), Amphibious Warfare in the Eighteenth Century (Royal Historical Society, 1991) and six other books. Contributors: GARETH COLE, MIKE FARQUHARSON-ROBERTS, MARY JONES, ROGER KNIGHT, ROGER MORRISS, ELINOR ROMANS, DAVID J. STARKEY, PETER WARD, OLIVER WALTON, BRITT ZERBE Contents List of Tables Editors and Contributors Acknowledgements Abbreviations Michael Duffy: An Appreciation Introduction 1 Admiral Rainier’s Management Challenges, 1794–1805 2 ‘Neglect or Treason’: Leadership Failure in the Mid-Eighteenth-Century Royal Navy 3 Who Has Command? The Royal Artillerymen aboard Royal Navy Warships in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 4 ‘The Marine Officer is a Raw Lad, and therefore Troublesome’: Royal Naval Officers and the Officers of the Marines, 1755–1797 5 High Exertions and Difficult Cases: The Work of the Transport Agent at Portsmouth and Southampton, 1795–1797 6 Forgotten or Ignored, the Officers at Invergordon: ‘We are doing this for you as well you know’ 7 ‘To Excite the Whole Company to Courage and Bravery’: The Incentivisation of British Privateering Crews, 1702–1815 8 New Kinds of Discipline: The Royal Navy in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century 9 Towards a Hierarchy of Management: The Victorian and Edwardian Navy, 1860–1918 10 Leadership Training for Midshipmen, 1919–1939 Select Bibliography Index