The Masters Of Enterprise

Author : H.W. Brands
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,9 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 : 41,7 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 : 49,9 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 : 52,5 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 : Niccolò Machiavelli,James Allen,William Walker Atkinson,Orison Swett Marden,Benjamin Franklin,Thorstein Veblen,Kahlil Gibran,P. T. Barnum,Marcus Aurelius,Wallace D. Wattles,Lao Tzu,Russell Conwell,Henry Harrison Brown,Émile Coué
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2706 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : EAN:8596547716310

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How to Attract Success & Fortune: 30 Books from the Masters of Self-mastery by Niccolò Machiavelli,James Allen,William Walker Atkinson,Orison Swett Marden,Benjamin Franklin,Thorstein Veblen,Kahlil Gibran,P. T. Barnum,Marcus Aurelius,Wallace D. Wattles,Lao Tzu,Russell Conwell,Henry Harrison Brown,Émile Coué Pdf

This meticulously edited Success & Empowerment collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Wallace D. Wattles: The Science of Getting Rich The Science of Being Well How to Get What you Want William Walker Atkinson: The Secret of Success Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life The Power of Concentration P. T. Barnum: The Art of Money Getting The Humbugs of the World Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography The Way to Wealth Orison Swett Marden: Architects of Fate He Can Who Thinks He Can, and Other Papers on Success in Life How to Succeed Prosperity - How to Attract It James Allen: As a Man Thinketh Eight Pillars of Prosperity From Poverty to Power Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success Russell Conwell: Acres of Diamonds The Key to Success What You Can Do With Your Will Power Praying for Money Henry Harrison Brown: Dollars Want Me Thorstein Veblen: The Theory of Business Enterprise Émile Coué: Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet Marcus Aurelius: Meditations Niccolò Machiavelli: The Prince Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching

Author : Katharine Briar-Lawson,Blanca Ramos,Paul Miesing,Blanca M. Ramos
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780197518298

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Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises in Economic and Social Development by Katharine Briar-Lawson,Blanca Ramos,Paul Miesing,Blanca M. Ramos Pdf

This book explains how and why it's important to integrate social entrepreneurship and social enterprises with social and economic development.

Author : Ma Hong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135080990

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Chinese Economists on Economic Reform - Collected Works of Ma Hong by Ma Hong Pdf

This book is part of a series which makes available to English-speaking audiences the work of the individual Chinese economists who were the architects of China’s economic reform. The series provides an inside view of China’s economic reform, revealing the thinking of the reformers themselves, unlike many other books on China’s economic reform which are written by outside observers. Ma Hong (1920-2007) was one of the leading advocates for China’s market-oriented reforms, one of the earliest scholars to adopt the concept of "a socialist market economy". Politically active from the 1930s, when he campaigned against the Japanese occupation, he held many important posts, notably President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in the 1980s. He was particularly influential in the field of industrial economics, putting to use his own experiences of managing industrial enterprises, and a strong advocate of the need for China’s economic development to be stable. The book is published in association with China Development Research Foundation, one of the leading economic and social think tanks in China, where many of the theoretical foundations and policy details of economic reform were formulated.

Author : Haibo Hu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813365223

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Principles of Chinese Management by Haibo Hu Pdf

This book focuses on ancient Chinese management thoughts, building a Chinese management theory system and defining the core concepts. Firstly, it systematically reviews the excellent management ideas in traditional Chinese culture from the perspective of modern management, summarizing the experience and wisdom of Chinese management in order to disseminate the ideas to global readers, and highlighting the soft power of Chinese culture. Secondly, based on the management practices of Chinese local enterprises, the book refines the Chinese management model, constructing a modern management theory system with Chinese characteristics to promote innovation and changes in global management theory.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : MINN:31951D02275088Q

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jean-Louis Laville,Dennis R. Young,Philippe Eynaud
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317747147

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Civil Society, the Third Sector and Social Enterprise by Jean-Louis Laville,Dennis R. Young,Philippe Eynaud Pdf

If the twentieth century was only focused on the complementarity and the opposition of market and state, the twenty-first century has now to deal with the prominence of the third sector, the emergence of social enterprises and other solidarity hybrid forms. The concept of civil society organisations (CSOs) spans this diversity and addresses this new complexity. The first part of the book highlights the organizational dimensions of CSOs and analyses the growing role of management models and their limits. Too often, the study of CSO governance has been centered on the role of the board and has not sufficiently taken into account the different types of accountability environments. Thus, the conversation about CSO governance rises to the level of networks rather than simple organizations per se, and the role of these networks in setting the agenda in a democratic society. In this perspective, the second part emphasizes the institutional dimensions of CSO governance by opening new avenues on democracy. First, the work of Ostrom about governing the commons provides us new insights to think community self-governance. Second, the work of Habermas and Fraser opens the question of deliberative governance and the role of public sphere to enlarge our vision of CSO governance. Third, the concepts of substantive rationality and economy proposed respectively by Ramos and Polanyi reframe the context in which the question can be addressed. Lastly, this book argues for a stronger intercultural approach useful for the renewal of paradigms in CSOs research. This book has for objective to present a unique collective work in bringing together 33 authors coming from 11 countries to share perpectives on civil society governance and will be of interest to an international audience of researchers and policy-makers.

Author : You Ji
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134728817

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China's Enterprise Reform by You Ji Pdf

China's basic work units, collectively known as the danwei system, have undergone significant reform, particularly since 1984. The author examines how this system operates and how reform is generating change in the party at grassroots level. The author demonstrates how China's post-Mao reforms have produced a quiet revolution from below as the process of political and economic liberalization has accelerated. This book presents new research findings that will be invaluable to those wishing to understand the nature of change in China.

Author : David Higgins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351551861

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Reflective Learning in Management, Development and Education by David Higgins Pdf

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the ideas surrounding reflective practice, specifically in the areas of learning in management, development and education. This interest has developed in a growing number of professional fields thus making for very diverse understandings of what can be regarded as complex approaches to learning. In order to understand how reflective practice can support and aid learning it is helpful to acknowledge how we learn. First, all learners start from their own position of knowledge and have their own set of experiences to draw upon. Second, learning is contextual, something which managers need to acknowledge. To make sense and achieve a deep understanding of material and experiences, one needs to relate new information to existing knowledge and experiences. This is best achieved through a process of reflection. Indeed, the underlying rationale for the chapters in this publication is to explore how the role of practice, reflection, and critical reflection are understood and developed within a learning process which is supported through the application of reflective tools. This book recognises and makes explicit the diverse, yet inclusive nature of the field. By including a range of contributions from both subject specific disciplines and professional contexts, it seeks to enable the reader in documenting some of the current uses of reflection and critical reflection, while also illustrating some of the newer methods in use, as well as the current contributions to thinking in the subject domain. Through this publication the editor and authors hope to provide a basis from which continuing professional development and education can be enhanced. This book was originally published as a special issue of Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives.

Author : Ying Zhu,Michael Webber,John Benson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136965685

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The Everyday Impact of Economic Reform in China by Ying Zhu,Michael Webber,John Benson Pdf

During the past 30 years, China has undergone extensive economic reform, replacing the government’s administration of enterprises with increasing levels of market-oriented enterprise autonomy. At the heart of the reform are changes in the employment relationship, where state control has been superceded by market relationships. These reforms have had far-reaching implications for many aspects of everyday life in Chinese society. This book appraises the impact of the economic reforms on the employment relationship and, in turn, examines the effects on individual workers and their families, including salaries, working conditions and satisfaction, job security and disparities based on location, gender, age, skill, position and migrant status. In particular, it focuses on how changes in the employment relationship have affected the livelihood strategies of households. It explores the changing human resource management practices and employment relations in different types of enterprises: including State-Owned Enterprises, Foreign-Owned Enterprises and Domestic Private Enterprises; throughout different industries, focusing especially on textiles, clothing and footwear and the electronics industry; and in different regions and cities within China (Beijing, Haerbin, Lanzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Kunming). Overall, this book provides a detailed account of the everyday implications of economic reform for individuals and families in China.

Author : George F. Gilder
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 067145482X

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The Spirit of Enterprise by George F. Gilder Pdf

Author : Woodrow Wilson,Josephus Daniels
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 942 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9788026894018

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The Collected Works of Woodrow Wilson by Woodrow Wilson,Josephus Daniels Pdf

This meticulously edited collection presents to you the life and works of President Woodrow Wilson. Content: Essays: The New Freedom When A Man Comes To Himself The Study of Administration Leaders of Men The New Democracy Inaugural Addresses: First Inaugural Address Second Inaugural Address State of the Union Addresses: First State of the Union address Second State of the Union address Third State of the Union address Fourth State of the Union address Fifth State of the Union address Sixth State of the Union address Seventh State of the Union address Eighth State of the Union address Speeches & Addresses: First Address to Congress Address on the Banking System Address at Gettysburg Address on Mexican Affairs Understanding America Address before the Southern Commercial Congress Trusts and Monopolies Panama Canal Tolls The Tampico Incident In the Firmament of Memory Memorial Day Address at Arlington Closing a Chapter Annapolis Commencement Address The Meaning of Liberty American Neutrality Appeal for Additional Revenue The Opinion of the World The Power of Christian Young Men A Message Address before the United States Chamber of Commerce To Naturalized Citizens Address at Milwaukee The Submarine Question American Principles The Demands of Railway Employees Speech of Acceptance Lincoln's Beginnings The Triumph of Women's Suffrage The Terms of Peace Meeting Germany's Challenge Request for Authority The Call to War To the Country The German Plot Reply to the Pope Labor must be Free The Call for War with Austria-Hungary Government Administration of Railways The Conditions of Peace Force to the Utmost Presidential Decisions: The State of War: The President's Proclamation of April 6, 1917. (8a) Formal U.S. Declaration of War with Germany, 6 April 1917 (8b)