History of specific companies - Corporate history Books

"Svenska Millionärer: Minnen Och Anteckningar" offers a glimpse into the lives and experiences of Swedish millionaires at the beginning of the 20th century. Written by Lazarus, this book presents personal memories and notes, providing unique insights...

This edited volume offers a new and original approach to the study of technological change in retail finance. Documenting developments in the US alongside case studies from  Mexico and Europe, Technological Innovation in Retail Finance addresses the...

Das Buch ""Die Grundlagen des gesamten Versicherungswesens"" von Wilhelm Gallus, das im Jahr 1874 ver������ffentlicht wurde, ist ein umfassendes Werk �����ber die Grundlagen der Versicherung. Der Autor gibt einen detaillierten �����berblick �����ber die...

This authorative volume assesses the origins and impact of the privatisation of the British railway industry.

No water ever tasted better than when it came up clear and cool from deep in the ground, its flow pulsing to the steady rhythm of the wind-driven pump. . . . Windmill men such as Tex Burdick and others described in Baker's narrative deserve much credit...

Throughout the 20th century, American corporations were governed by autocratic, almost unaccountable chief executives. Their word was law, and the only check on their power was a board of directors composed of their friends and allies. Then, in a...

This is the story of Rebecca Smith and John R. Emshwiller, the two reporters who led the Wall Street Journal's reporting on Enron and uncovered the unorthodox partnerships at the heart of the scandal through skill, luck, and relentless determination. It...

At the start of the Ford Motor Company in 1903, the Dodge Brothers supplied nearly every car part needed by the up-and-coming auto giant. After fifteen years of operating a successful automotive supplier company, John and Horace Dodge again changed the...

Innovation is America's cornerstone, propelling it to unparalleled global prominence, with areas like Silicon Valley and Wall Street being synonymous with entrepreneurial prowess. What distinguishes America in innovation, though? "Nation of Innovation:...

This is a corporate history of the Georgia Land & Lumber Company, a major player in the Southern timber industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book provides a detailed account of the company's origins and growth, as well as its...

During the twentieth century, three industries--tobacco, textiles, and furniture--dominated the economy of North Carolina. The first two are well known and documented, being the subject of numerous books, movies, and articles. In contrast, the furniture...

By bringing together and critically engaging with accounts of certain themes in business and labour history, and utilizing original research, this book aims to widen understanding of industrial society and provide a background to further study and...

Widely considered the crowning achievement in the history of international monetary relations, the classical gold standard (1880-1914) has long been treated like a holy relic. Its veneration, however, has done more to obscure than to reveal the actual...

A fight for equal opportunity took place in the 70's at the intersection of the country’s largest corporation (AT&T), women’s rights activists (NOW), and Government’s major efforts to enforce equal opportunity. The outcome...

On Behalf Of The Firm is a novel written by Hamilton Drummond and published in 1903. The story is set in the world of finance and follows the life of a successful businessman named John Dene. Dene is a self-made man who has risen from humble beginnings...

Byrne Stenotypewriting is a book written by Henry Edward Byrne and originally published in 1915. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of stenotypewriting, a method of shorthand writing that uses a specially designed typewriter to produce...

Wirtschaftskriminalität ist eine ernstzunehmende und oft noch unterschätzte komplexe Bedrohung für viele Unternehmen in der globalisierten Wirtschaftswelt. Oft werden insbesondere die Risiken aus der wachsenden Computerkriminalität und der...

Die Verschmelzung als wirtschaftlich und rechtlich engste Form der Unternehmensverbindung stellt in einer dynamischen Wirtschaft ein nie an Aktualität einbüßendes Thema dar. Umfassend und fachübergreifend werden neben betriebswirtschaftlichen auch...

Das Recht der stillen Gesellschaft eröffnet einen weiten Gestaltungsspielraum. Dieses Werk stellt umfassend die besonderen rechtlichen Anforderungen dar, die für die stille Beteiligung an einer Aktiengesellschaft gelten. Ausgehend von den Motiven für die...

Replete with intrigue, Inflection Point is the true story of the authorand her legal team at Pfizer who found themselves at the epicenterof the decade long, world-wide, multi-billion battle for control over theworld's most prescribed pharmaceutical...

The Road to Dr Pepper, TexasThe Story of Dublin Dr PepperThe Road to Dr Pepper, Texas is the story of the Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Co., a David-Goliath case study of the world's first Dr Pepper bottling plant, and the only one that has always used pure...

In the 19th century, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky were the the epicenters of coal mining in America Not only was coal needed for energy, but it was a key to the steelmaking process. Trees Above with Coal Below follows the immigration of the...

Forty-five years before the drilling of the famous 1859 Colonel Drake oil well in Pennsylvania, oil was produced and marketed from salt brine wells dug in southeast Ohio. The oil was bottled and sold as a cure-all medicine, Seneca Oil. In 1860, one of...

IBM is heir to all the ideas for innovative ciphering machines of the past. From granite blocks used to tell time, to beads used for accounting purposes, to punch cards, to computer chips as small as a raindrop, all are the historical roots of this...

Founded by Reuben H. Fleet in 1923, Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (later Convair) became one of the most significant aircraft manufacturers in American history. For roughly 60 years, this prolific company was synonymous with San Diego. In fact, whole...

The history of Delta Air Lines can be traced back to 1924 and the start of an aerial crop dusting outfit, but it was in 1929 that scheduled passenger services began. From the small beginnings at Macon, Georgia and then Monroe, Louisiana and a small...

During the first three decades of the 20th century, Detroit's Washington Boulevard was transformed from a minor backstreet into a major commercial and social center. Three brothers named Book dreamed that Washington Boulevard would become "the Fifth...

Organizations rely on annual reports to communicate their value and create a sense of corporate community. Assessment of these communications is integral in determining the amount of relevant information disclosed. Global Perspectives on Frameworks for...

Drawing on a unique study of Australian advertising agencies at the dawn of the digital era, this book provides a hitherto unexplored study of the advertising industry at a point of its disruption. By exploring the dynamic interaction between this...

Customers are the lifeblood of any modern company but how do you go aboutcapturing their business? Robert Lerner reaches back in time to the customeracquisition strategies of four of the most successful entrepreneurs of ancient Rome:•Eurysaces built an...

Since 1907, one Rockport family have continued to make their timeless soda pop the old-fashioned way. Twin Lights Soda--or tonic, as it's still known locally--was started by second-generation Portuguese immigrants in the back of a small-town family...

It feels as though it is Christianity versus Corporate America in the workplace, as the call to be loyal to the company tries to overpower the call to be loyal to Christ first. Author Keith Wright has experienced his share of American corporations, using...

This book answers all the questions you've ever wanted to ask top-ranking women directors: How did they make it to the top? What do they think of their success? How does it affect their lives? It brings individual stories of accomplishment together with...

Failed leadership has attracted little systematic scientific reflection. This collection of articles brings readers' attention to "failed leadership" aspects encompassing business, political, social, philosophical, psychological and historical...

These four essays investigate the impact of bank governance structures on performance, risk, and stability. The first three studies analyze financial expertise of supervisory board members as a governance instrument, while the last study addresses the...

This book addresses ethical and spiritual issues in economics. The central idea advanced in the book is that the extreme focus on the self by economic actors leads to the destruction of both material and non-material values. The assumptions of...

The contributions of this volume approach the genres of employee, CEO and organizational communication from different angles. They analyze how the author's position in the company influences the construction of these genres, what content and linguistic...