Masters Of Enterprise

Author : H.W. Brands
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781476726939

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Masters of Enterprise by H.W. Brands Pdf

From the early years of fur trading to today's Silicon Valley empires, America has proved to be an extraordinarily fertile land for the creation of enormous fortunes. Each generation has produced one or two phenomenally successful leaders, often in new industries that caught contemporaries by surprise, and each of these new fortunes reconfirmed the power of fanatically single-minded visionaries. John Jacob Astor and Cornelius Vanderbilt were the first American moguls; John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan were kingpins of the Gilded Age; David Sarnoff, Walt Disney, Ray Kroc, and Sam Walton were masters of mass culture. Today Oprah Winfrey, Andy Grove, and Bill Gates are giants of the Information Age. America has again and again been the land of dizzying mountains of wealth. Here, in a wittily told and deeply insightful history, is a complete set of portraits of America's greatest generators of wealth. Only such a collective study allows us to appreciate what makes the great entrepreneurs really tick. As H. W. Brands shows, these men and women are driven, they are focused, they deeply identify with the businesses they create, and they possess the charisma necessary to persuade other talented people to join them. They do it partly for the money, but mostly for the thrill of creation. The stories told here -- including how Nike got its start as a business-school project for Phil Knight; how Robert Woodruff almost refused to take control of Coca-Cola to spite his father; how Thomas Watson saved himself from prison by rescuing Dayton, Ohio, from a flood; how Jay Gould nearly cornered the gold market; how H. L. Hunt went from gambling at cards to gambling with oil leases -- make for a narrative that is always lively and revealing and often astonishing. An observer in 1850, studying John Jacob Astor, would not have predicted the rise of Henry Ford and the auto industry. Nor would a student of Ford in 1950 have anticipated the takeoff of direct marketing that made Mary Kay Ash a trusted guide for millions of American women. Full of surprising insights, written with H. W. Brands's trademark flair, the stories in Masters of Enterprise are must reading for all students of American business history.

Author : H. W. Brands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Businesspeople
ISBN : 1448732867

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Masters of Enterprise by H. W. Brands Pdf

Here, in a wittily told and deeply insightful history, is a complete set of portraits of America's greatest generators of wealth. Only such a collective study allows us to appreciate what makes the great entrepreneurs really tick. As H.W. Brands shows, these men and women are driven, they are focused, they deeply identify with the businesses they create, and they possess the charisma necessary to persuade other talented people to join them. They do it partly for the money, but mostly for the thrill of creation.

Author : H. W. Brands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-04
Category : Audiobooks
ISBN : 1402574444

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The Masters of Enterprise: American Business History and the People Who Made It

Author : BusinessWeek
Publisher : McGraw-Hill
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071486305

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Global Business Power Plays: How the Masters of International Enterprise Reach the Top of Their Game by BusinessWeek Pdf

Learn the Plays Make Your Move Rev up productivity like Ferdinand K. Piech at Volkswagen Go for grande growth the way Howard Schultz did with Starbucks Follow Xu Danhua's example at Huawei to make partnerships across borders Keep bidding for greater success the way auction site EachNet does in China And get in the game with the Monday Morning strategies and inside plays of the world's top business champions.

Author : Pearl Zhu
Publisher : Lulu Publishing Services
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1483421007

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Digital Master by Pearl Zhu Pdf

The purpose of DIGITAL MASTER is to envision the multidimensional impact that digital philosophy, technology, and methodology will have on the future of business and human society. In today's overly complex, hyperconnected, and interdependent business dynamic, Digital Masters - the highly mature organizations - not only apply the most advanced digital technology into their business management disciplines but, more importantly, they orchestrate the harmonized digital symphony across all key business arenas, from shaping the digital mindset to building the high performing organization: Develop visionary digital leadership Shape open and creative digital mindsets Craft and execute a holistic digital strategy Advocate digital innovation next practices Refine a highly effective enterprise culture Optimize high-performing business capabilities Explore data-rich digital Intelligence Unleash enriched digital talent potential Pursue high level digital maturity

Author : Reid Hoffman
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780593239087

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Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman Pdf

What can you learn from a Silicon Valley legend and a pantheon of iconic leaders? The key to scaling a successful business isn’t talent, network, or strategy. It’s an entrepreneurial mindset—and that mindset can be cultivated. “If you’re scaling a company—or if you just love a well-told story—this is a book to savor.”—Robert Iger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Ride of a Lifetime Behind the scenes in Silicon Valley, Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn, investor at Greylock) is a sought-after adviser to heads of companies and heads of state. On each episode of his podcast, Masters of Scale, he sits down with a guest from an all-star list of visionary founders and leaders, digging into the surprising strategies that power their company’s growth. In this book, he draws on their most riveting, revealing stories—as well as his own experience as a founder and investor—to distill the secrets behind the most extraordinary success stories of our times. Here, Hoffman teams up with Masters of Scale’s executive producers to offer a rare window into the entrepreneurial mind, sharing hard-won wisdom from leaders of iconic companies (including Apple, Nike, Netflix, Spotify, Starbucks, Google, Instagram, and Microsoft) as well as the bold, disruptive startups (such as 23andMe, TaskRabbit, Black List, and Walker & Co.) that are solving the problems of the twenty-first century. Through vivid storytelling and incisive analysis, Masters of Scale distills their collective insights into a set of counterintuitive principles that anyone can use. How do you find a winning idea and turn it into a scalable venture? What can you learn from a “squirmy no”? When should you stop listening to your customers? Which fires should you put out right away, and which should you let burn? And can you really make money while making the world a better place? (Answer: Yes. But you have to keep your profits and values aligned.) Based on more than a hundred interviews and including a wealth of new material never aired on the podcast, this unique insider’s guide will inspire you to reimagine how you do business today.

Author : Thomas A. Tinsley
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-06
Category : Diffusion of innovations
ISBN : 1439241589

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Enterprise Architects by Thomas A. Tinsley Pdf

How Enterprise Architects can facilitate changes to allow innovative business managers to visualize their corporate IT, leading to higher revenue, lower costs, and reduced delivery time.

Author : Dana Brakman Reiser,Steven A. Dean
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190249793

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Social Enterprise Law by Dana Brakman Reiser,Steven A. Dean Pdf

Social enterprises represent a new kind of venture, dedicated to pursuing profits for owners and benefits for society. Social Enterprise Law provides tools that will allow them to raise the capital they need to flourish. Social Enterprise Law weaves innovation in contract and corporate governance into powerful protections against insiders sacrificing goals such as environmental sustainability in the pursuit of short-term profits. Creating a stable balance between financial returns and public benefits will allow social entrepreneurs to team up with impact investors that share their vision of a double bottom line. Brakman Reiser and Dean show how novel legal technologies can allow social enterprises to access capital markets, including unconventional sources such as crowdfunding. With its straightforward insights into complex areas of the law, the book shows how a social mission can even be shielded from the turbulence of an acquisition or bankruptcy. It also shows why, as the metrics available to measure the impact of social missions on individuals and communities become more sophisticated, such legal innovations will continue to become more robust. By providing a comprehensive survey of the U.S. laws and a bold vision for how legal institutions across the globe could be reformed, this book offers new insights and approaches to help social enterprises raise the capital they need to flourish. It offers a rich guide for students, entrepreneurs, investors, and practitioners.

Author : Pauline Kneale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137399373

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Masters Level Teaching, Learning and Assessment by Pauline Kneale Pdf

Masters level study requires a distinct set of approaches to teaching, learning and assessment, yet there is often little discussion of these issues, or support for staff. This much needed handbook redresses that balance by providing targeted support for those working with academic, professional and applied Masters programmes. Ideal for newly qualified and experienced staff alike, this book covers everything you need to know to develop effective practices in Masters teaching, including designing, managing and reviewing a curriculum, and delivering effective student support. The text brings together contributions from a wide range of academics who have extensive practical experience of teaching at Masters level nationally and internationally. Through sharing examples of innovative practice and student-centred learning advice, this book provides thought-provoking support for all those working to develop and enhance Masters programmes.

Author : James Burnley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0331728419

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Millionaires and Kings of Enterprise by James Burnley Pdf

Excerpt from Millionaires and Kings of Enterprise: The Marvellous Careers of Some Americans Who Pluck, Foresight, and Energy Have Made Themselves Masters in the Fields of Industry and Finance It cannot fail, therefore, to be of interest to attempt to trace, as has been done in this volume, the life histories of the more remarkable of these men of our later day who have infused into the far-reaching resources of the New World the irresistible spirit of progress. They are, in a far greater degree than the statesmen, politicians, and generals, the makers of their country's prosperity - the moulders of its future. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : James Burnley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Biography, American
ISBN : NYPL:33433067286900

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Millionaires and Kings of Enterprise by James Burnley Pdf

Author : Axel Buecker,Ana Veronica Carreno,Norman Field,Christopher Hockings,Daniel Kawer,Sujit Mohanty,Guilherme Monteiro,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738486413

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Enterprise Security Architecture Using IBM Tivoli Security Solutions by Axel Buecker,Ana Veronica Carreno,Norman Field,Christopher Hockings,Daniel Kawer,Sujit Mohanty,Guilherme Monteiro,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM Redbooks publication reviews the overall Tivoli Enterprise Security Architecture. It focuses on the integration of audit and compliance, access control, identity management, and federation throughout extensive e-business enterprise implementations. The available security product diversity in the marketplace challenges everyone in charge of designing single secure solutions or an overall enterprise security architecture. With Access Manager, Identity Manager, Federated Identity Manager, Security Compliance Manager, Security Operations Manager, Directory Server, and Directory Integrator, Tivoli offers a complete set of products designed to address these challenges. This book describes the major logical and physical components of each of the Tivoli products. It also depicts several e-business scenarios with different security challenges and requirements. By matching the desired Tivoli security product criteria, this publication describes the appropriate security implementations that meet the targeted requirements. This book is a valuable resource for security officers, administrators, and architects who want to understand and implement enterprise security following architectural guidelines.

Author : George F. Gilder
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 067145482X

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The Spirit of Enterprise by George F. Gilder Pdf

Author : Laxmi Narain
Publisher : S. Chand Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9788121904926

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Public Enterprise Management And Privatisation by Laxmi Narain Pdf

A number of public enterprise (PE) executives have long felt the need for a book which would provide necessary information and analysis of various dimensions of PE management and privatisation. The book provides at one place, a precise and authoritative account of the concept, policy, and analysis of major issues confronting PEs. Public ownership per se does not make PE performance sub-optimal. The operation of the Government system, of which PE is a sub-system, has not been conducive to performance. During the last six decades, inadequate political will and vested interests have come in the way of freeing PEs from excessive and throttling controls, and demoralising accountability. Not letting the managers manage with the freedom required in the liberalised and globalised set-up is the problem. The multifarious and complex managerial problems of PEs, which get compounded by faltering moves towards privatisation, cannot be wished away. These have been considered in the book at some length. The book, first published in 1980, continues to be a standard work on the subject. This latest edition has been revised by Dr. R.K.Mishra, Director, Institute of Public Enterprise,Hyderabad.

Author : Shan Hailing
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041145239

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The Protection of Trade Secrets in China by Shan Hailing Pdf

For business investors in China, the legal handling of trade secrets is often crucial. However, initiatives are often complicated by a patchwork trade secrets protection system – pieced together haphazardly over the last two decades and drawing on disparate elements of competition law, contract law, employment law, and criminal law – that diverges in significant ways from global standards and corresponding regimes in other countries. Now at last interested parties can benefit richly from a thorough and practical approach to the subject. This detailed analysis of China’s trade secrets law provides in-depth information and guidance on such important factors as the following: the current framework of China’s trade secrets law, its past development and its ongoing trends; legal comparison of China’s trade secrets law with various international, regional, and national schemes; what constitutes trade secrets infringement in China and what remedies are available; and the legal interaction in China between employment relations and trade secrets protection. The author pays close attention to judicial practice and precedent in the areas of civil remedies, criminal punishment, and administrative penalties. She also offers insightful proposals formulated to align China’s trade secrets law more efficiently with prevailing global standards and generally improve the mechanisms for its implementation. Corporate counsel and international lawyers concerned with intellectual property rights or labour law in China will greatly appreciate the knowledgeable guidance this book affords. They will gain a deeply informed perspective that allows them to avoid infringement, to battle it effectively if occasion arises, and to plan dispute resolution strategies for contingencies involving trade secrets protection in China.