Corporate History 11

When Deborah Rudacille was a child growing up in the working-class town of Dundalk, Maryland, a worker at the local Sparrows Point steel mill made more than enough to comfortably support a family. B……続きを見る

A real-life thrillerーthe story of kickbacks and payoffs, of shady deals struck in secret with known felons; a story in which half a million people lose enormous sumsーsome their life’s savingsーin ……続きを見る

The largest company in the world by far, Wal-Mart takes in revenues in excess of $280 billion, employs 1.4 million American workers, and controls a large share of the business done by almost every U……続きを見る

THE BASIS FOR IFC FILMS' BLACKBERRY Named a Best Business Book by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Financial Times, and more The riveting, true story of the BlackBerry empireーand how it would event……続きを見る

Two founding fathers of American industry. One desire to dominate business at any price. “Masterful . . . Standiford has a way of making the 1890s resonate with a twenty-first-century audience.”ーUS……続きを見る

What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, and Ray Kroc, the man who created the McDonald's franchise enterprise, have in common? They have all mastered the skills of creative genius-essent……続きを見る

The business marketing genius at the forefront of today's entertainment marketing revolution helps corporate America get hip to today's new consumer-the tan generation - by learning from hip-hop and……続きを見る

boo hoo is a gripping, insider's account of the rise and fall of this most controversial of internet startups - a global, online retailer of sports and designer clothes. 続きを見る

The dramatic, unlikely story behind the founding of Twitter, by New York Times bestselling author and Vanity Fair special correspondent The San Francisco-based technology company Twitter has become ……続きを見る

What went wrong with American business at the end of the 20th century? Until the spring of 2001, Enron epitomized the triumph of the New Economy. Feared by rivals, worshipped by investors, Enron see……続きを見る

The Coke Machine takes readers deep inside the Coca-Cola Company and its international franchisees to reveal how they became the number one brand in the world, and just how far they'll go to stay th……続きを見る

»Ich war berauscht von dem Gefühl, meinen großen Traum zu verwirklichen.« Kaffee in Pappbechern war in Deutschland alles andere als populär, als Vanessa Kullmann 1998 ihren ersten kleinen Coffee-Sho……続きを見る

“Commodity players are a shrewd and indomitable lot. And the contracts they trade are still so loosely regulated that the correct combination of money and skill creates irresistible opportunity. Tha……続きを見る

The financial crisis of 2008 brought new urgency to the question how best to organise national economies. This volume gives a business history perspective on the Varieties of Capitalism debate and c……続きを見る

Learn how IBM has overcome its toughest challengesーand how you can replicate iconic company's success Over the past 100 years, the IBM Corporation has survived several recessions and innumerable tw……続きを見る

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER! “Like any business, a hospital must be true to its core values in order to succeed. ‘Trickle-down values’ start at the top with the best lea……続きを見る

In Old Regime France credit was both a central part of economic exchange and a crucial concept for explaining dynamics of influence and power in all spheres of life. Contemporaries used the term cre……続きを見る

Critics warn that corporate leaders have too much influence over American politics. Mark Mizruchi worries they exert too little. American CEOs have abdicated their civic responsibilities in helping ……続きを見る

“A timely, topical, readable, and thought-provoking look at the history and legacy of double-entry bookkeeping.”ーElif Batuman, author of The Possessed Filled with colorful characters and history, D……続きを見る

From Wonder Bowls to Ice-Tup molds to Party Susans, Tupperware has become an icon of suburban living. Tracing the fortunes of Earl Tupper's polyethylene containers from early design to global distri……続きを見る

Virtually every decision to produce, buy or sell is influenced by quality, yet until this book was first published in 1992, there had been very little attempt to produce a comprehensive and practica……続きを見る

In a world of changing lifestyles brought about by new services, technology and e-commerce, this book enters the arena of contemporary research with particular topicality. Integrating both theory an……続きを見る

This work provides an overview of the Disney organization, in particular the theme parks and their significance for contemporary culture. The author examines topics such as Walt Disney's life and ho……続きを見る

In globalising economies, particularly those going through a process of economic integration such as those economies within the EU, regions forge an increasing number of linkages with other location……続きを見る

First Published in 1990. This collection of essays is intended shed light upon key issues in the history of mining and metallurgy: issues such as investment and organisation; professionalisation; th……続きを見る

Now that Wal-Mart has conquered the US, can it conquer the world? As Wal-Mart World shows, the corporation is certainly trying. For a number of years, Wal-Mart has been the largest company in the Un……続きを見る

The biography of one of Australia's most fascinating and enigmatic business leaders, John Borghetti From mail boy to CEO - the trajectory of John Borghetti's career seemed set for a corporate fairy-……続きを見る

Begin the journey to discover how Montana came to be the great state that it is today! By 1900 Montana was home to 243,329 people. The state had produced 61% of the country's copper just the year be……続きを見る

Montana's history is rich, colorful, and full of excitement in this fully-illustrated third volume of the state's history. Montana Territory had 20,595 people in 1870 and the vast majority were Indi……続きを見る

Clayton Wheat WilliamsーWest Texas oilman, rancher, civic leader, veteran of the Great War, and avocational historianーwas a risk taker, who both reflected and molded the history of his region. His ……続きを見る