Corporate History category: 769 books

Most people believe the General Electric retreat at Association Island was organized by GE. In reality, it was originally formed by several businessmen from the incandescent lamp industry; these men formed an association of lamp companies to compete with GE. A 1903 fishing trip to Henderson Harbor inspired...

Si può ancora parlare di distretto industriale a distanza di oltre un secolo dalla sua nascita nell'Inghilterra della trasformazione della lana. Questo modello ha accompagnato lo sviluppo industriale nelle sue infinite ramificazioni ed è quanto mai attuale. La riscoperta delle eccellenze locali...

The Asia and Pacific region experienced continued growth. Intraregional trade and investment grew rapidly as Asian economies drew increasing strength from within the region. Interest was growing both within and outside Asia to understand and assess policy recipes for rapid and sustained "miracle...

The Asia and Pacific region continued to grow despite a difficult external global environment. The developing member countries demonstrated considerable resilience, following the second oil shock and the international debt crisis that followed. This volume shows how the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...

Knitting is a booming pastime, enjoying a resurgence of interest, spawning books, movies, a brisk online trade in wool and knitted goods — even trade fairs. In Canada, Cottage Craft has long held a strong reputation for its fine wool, dyed to the palette of the local landscape, and the fine craftsmanship...

**The definitive, classic account of the fall of the House of Baring, the oldest merchant bank in London, in 1995 and the ultimate rogue trader, Nick Leeson, who brought down the venerable institution with speculative investing.  ** John Gapper, associate editor of the Financial Times, and his coauthor...

Find out how Google became the most visited site in the world just 50 minutes! Google is one of the world’s most valuable brands, and currently has billions of users worldwide. From humble beginnings in the computer labs of Stanford University, the search engine’s innovative approach to...

Find out how YouTube made video content accessible to all in just 50 minutes! YouTube is a video sharing platform which was launched in 2005. Although it was originally developed as a simple video sharing platform, it has evolved into one of the most popular websites on the internet, with...

A collection of essays that “do an incredible job of balancing the wonders and horrors of the force that is Wal-Mart**” (Booklist, starred review).** Edited by one of the nation’s preeminent labor historians, this book marks an ambitious effort to dissect the full extent of Wal-Mart’s...

Von Hitlers "Volkswagen" zum Weltkonzern: wie eine Familie Europas größte Autofirma an den Abgrund führte Drei Dinge zählen im Leben, behauptet Ferdinand Piëch, Enkel des genialen Ferdinand Porsche: "Volkswagen, Familie, Geld – in dieser Reihenfolge." Trickreich, ruppig...

Dorința noastră, a fost să dedicăm această carte, fenomenului petrolier din zona Moreni, cu suișurile și coborâșurile lui, dar mai ales acelor truditori, care fie că s-au numit puțari, păcurari, petroliști, au dus greul acestei activități și au făcut ca tradiția să meargă...

In the early 1980s, Harley-Davidson was on the verge of bankruptcy. In the general public's opinion, quality was substandard-of both motorcycles and riders. Harleys leaked oil and were often broken down. Riders were roughnecks, out to raise hell. The Harley-Davidson brand was tarnished. What s more,...

Down, down … In hardware, petrol, general merchandise and liquor, and above all in groceries, Coles and Woolworths jointly rule Australia’s retail landscape. On average, every man, woman and child in this country spends $100 a week across their many outlets. What does such dominance...

Geding Goliath tells the story of the last days of the original AT&T before its purchase for scrap value by a competitor in 2005. Stark was a high ranking attorney for the company and was involved over the prior two decades in the various efforts to save the company. He goes through, naming names as he does, the four "Colossal Failures" that doomed the company.