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Investingーthe commitment of resources to achieve a returnーaffects individuals, families, companies, and nations, and has done so throughout history. Yet until the sixteenth century, investing was ……続きを見る

“This is the most important, dynamic book on the cancers of monopoly by giant corporations written in our generation.”ーfrom the foreword by Ralph Nader American monopolies dominate, control, and co……続きを見る

A former IBM employee offers an authoritative history of the successes and failures of one of the most influential American companies of the last century. For decades, IBM shaped the way the world d……続きを見る

An innovative investigation of the inner workings of Spotify that traces the transformation of audio files into streamed experience. Spotify provides a streaming service that has been welcomed as di……続きを見る

With Trump’s new tariffs now in effect, get an overview of the state of manufacturing in America and its role in the US economy. “There’s no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smi……続きを見る

The role of design in the formation of the Silicon Valley ecosystem of innovation. California's Silicon Valley is home to the greatest concentration of designers in the world: corporate design offic……続きを見る

La unidad dinástica peninsular contribuyó a fortalecer los lazos entre las universidades de Salamanca, Coímbra y Évora, lo que motiva que pueda integrarse la Escuela Española de la Paz (Corpus Hispa……続きを見る

While architects have been the subject of many scholarly studies, we know very little about the companies that built the structures they designed. This book is a study in business history as well as……続きを見る

The late J. Kirby Risk II called himself "a small-town businessman from the banks of the Wabash." He was much more. The fastidious, dapper man from Lafayette, Indiana, exuded philanthropy and free e……続きを見る

Lee Iacocca representa la encarnación del "sueño americano". Hijo de inmigrantes italianos, se remonta hasta la cima del imperio Ford y lleva a cabo el rescate financiero de otro gigante de la indus……続きを見る

Based on the chart-topping Business Wars podcast, this book offers compelling stories and leadership lessons from history’s greatest business rivalries. Using Chinese military genius Sun Tzu’s strat……続きを見る

Superannuation was once a privilege granted only to company head office staff and career public servants. Now in Australia nearly all workers have access to employer-contributed superannuation, and ……続きを見る

This volume provides new insights to the history of international business. The international group of authors, drawn from the United States, Canada, Britain and Japan, address two main themes: How ……続きを見る

This is the first scholarly history of Fox from its origins in 1904 to the present. It builds upon research and histories of individual periods to describe how one company responded to a century-lon……続きを見る

Dolle's Candyland, Inc., has been an institution to beachgoers of the Eastern Shore since 1910. Behind every piece of saltwater taffy, kernel of caramel popcorn, and other delectable sweet produced ……続きを見る

Earlier this year T-Mobile finally completed the acquisition of Sprint. In the days that have followed I've seen many social media posts ー some celebrating this hard fought conclusion, others refle……続きを見る

On November 5, 2015 a failure at the Germano iron ore mine's tailings dam in Mariana, Minas Gerai state, Brazil caused hundreds of tons of toxic mud to sweep downstream, killing 19 people and contam……続きを見る

Ponzi Schemes Ruin Dreams... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Charles Ponzi gave the Ponzi Scheme its name. He wasn't the first, and won't be the last investment con artist. There's always a Ponzi scheme operating somewhere, ……続きを見る

Get Insights on Leander Kahney's Jony Ive in an easy to read and grasp format! These insights from Instaread will help you learn and understand the book more. Also, this book can be downloaded for F……続きを見る

A compelling look at the B Corp movement and why socially and environmentally responsible companies are vital for everyone’s futureー"a valuable guide to an important force" (Financial Times) "An im……続きを見る

A sweeping history of the legendary private investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman, exploring its central role in the story of American wealth and its rise to global power Conspiracy theories have ……続きを見る

‘Just read it.’ Elon Musk The dramatic inside story of SpaceX ー the world's leading edge rocket company, whose charismatic and controversial founder now advises the White House SpaceX has enjoyed a……続きを見る

Using a data-driven approach, Super Founders is a “must-read” (Eric Yuan, founder and CEO, Zoom) examination of what differentiates billion-dollar startups from the rest Ali Tamaseb has spent thousa……続きを見る

How do tax havens and syndicates running shell companies help fraudsters escape the long arm of the law? How does the ambiguity of valuation in the start-up ecosystem increase its vulnerability to c……続きを見る

This book is a reaction to the reductionist and exploitative ideas dominating the mainstream contemporary management discourse and practice, and an attempt to broaden the horizons of possibility for……続きを見る

In Normalized Financial Wrongdoing, Harland Prechel examines how social structural arrangements that extended corporate property rights and increased managerial control opened the door for misconduc……続きを見る

LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021 In this compelling story of lies, greed and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Jour……続きを見る

"Meu amigo – e agora sócio – Jorge Paulo e sua equipe estão entre os melhores homens de negócios do mundo. Ele é uma pessoa fantástica e sua história deveria ser uma inspiração para todos os brasile……続きを見る

“Les Standiford takes us under the big top and behind the curtain in this richly researched and thoroughly engaging narrative that captures all of the entrepreneurial intrigue and spirit of the Amer……続きを見る

Advances in Group Processes publishes theoretical analyses, reviews, and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. The series adopts a broad conception of 'group processes.' This includes ……続きを見る