Corporate History category: 769 books
Money Mania
Booms, Panics, and Busts from Ancient Rome to the Great Meltdown
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Money Mania is a sweeping account of financial speculation and its consequences, from ancient Rome to the Meltdown of 2008. Acclaimed journalist and investor Bob Swarup tracks the history of speculative fevers caused by the appearance of new profitable investment opportunities; the new assets created...
by M. Epstein
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
The Levant Company in England was first established in 1592 to help regulate trade with Turkey and the Levant area. Originally published in 1908, this study details the early origins of the company as well as providing information on surrounding issues such as the regulation of shipping, piracy and...
The Baker Chocolate Company
A Sweet History
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Discover the true story behind America’s first chocolate company, formed in pre-Revolutionary New England.
In 1765, the story goes, Dr. James Baker of Dorchester, Massachusetts, stumbled upon a penniless Irish immigrant named John Hannon, who was crying on the banks of the mighty Neponset...
by Peter D. Fenton
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
The "Greatest Show on Earth" is a brief three part history of the China Import & Export Fair (the Canton Fair) and the 'barometer of the Chinese economy.'China’s oldest fair, known as the Canton Fair, has the largest exhibition space, the widest variety and the highest quality of...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
This book examines trademarks and brands, and their historical role in national competitive and comparative advantage and in overall economic growth. The contributors provide an historical account of the contribution of brands in consumer goods to economic growth; examine the development of trademark...
A Million Little Bricks
The Unofficial Illustrated History of the LEGO Phenomenon
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Toy of the Year, Toy of the Century, Greatest Toy of All Time . . . there aren't many titles that haven’t been bestowed on LEGO toys, and it’s not hard to see why. From its inception in the early 1930s right up until today, the LEGO Group’s history is as colorful as the toys it makes. Few other...
A History of British National Audit:
The Pursuit of Accountability
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
The core theme of the book is the importance of an independent state audit to ensure that the Executive is held accountable to Parliament. Instilling effective financial control and accountability for the use of public funds and the proper conduct of public business has been an incremental process...
by Peter B. Mires
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2018
Carson City has the distinction of being one of the least populated state capitals in the nation, but its contributions to Nevada's history are anything but diminutive. Set against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it's a quintessential Wild West town. The gold and silver riches of the...
Tredegar Iron Works
Richmond’s Foundry on the James
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
One of the most important industrial landmarks in the nation lies in the heart of historic Richmond. The Tredegar Iron Works was the most prodigious ordnance supplier to the Confederacy during the Civil War, as well as an industrial behemoth in its own right. Named for the hometown of the Welsh engineers...
Managerial Cultures
A Comparative Historical Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
How did the conduct of business come to be so different in different countries? Why are some less developed countries in the process of rapid industrialization while so many others remain poor? Analysts often point to national differences in the cultures of business to explain these patterns. What...
Multinational Enterprise, Political Risk and Organisational Change
From Total War to Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2018
Hitherto, the organization of international business has been studied mostly from a managerial point of view or by examining the relationship between firms and the economy. Yet, the development of the modern, multinational firm - the most important type of business organisation - has been strongly...
Leadership Lessons from History
A Study Guide Written for Physicians & Other Healthcare Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2015
This is a book that you can read in one sitting. This also is a book that you will not soon forget. One part history lesson and one part storytelling, it combines humor and personal experiences to reveal how even the best of leaders and managers can flub upor excel! Dont you make the same mistakes!...
Western North Carolina Beer
A Mountain Brew History
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2018
Over the past two hundred years, Western North Carolina has evolved from a mountainous frontier known for illicit moonshine production into a renowned destination for craft beer. Follow its story from the wild days of saloons and the first breweries of the 1870s through one of the longest Prohibitions...
Sanders Bros
The Rise and Fall of a British Grocery Giant
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Established in 1887, Sanders Bros. was the UK's largest chain of corn, flour, seed, and general produce merchants in the 1920s, trading from 154 branches in 1925 in London and the surrounding area, and with a stock market value higher than Marks & Spencer. With more retail stores than Sainsbury...