History of Specific Companies/Corporate History

A Spectator Book of the Year “Brilliant, ambitious, and often surprising. A remarkable contribution to the current global debate about empire.” —Wi...

A deeply researched account of the life and legacy of the man who defined the profession of private eye Allan Pinkerton, the world's most famous p...

A definitive history of the United States’ recovery from the Great Depression—and the New Deal's true part in it. FDR’s New Deal has long enjoyed a...

After a tumultuous beginning, the Malnati family turned a small business headed for bankruptcy into the pizzerias that became Chicagoland’s most ic...

For over 130 years, Imperial Oil dominated Canada's oil industry. Their 1947 discovery of crude oil in Leduc, Alberta transformed the industry and ...

In 1988 several white managers of the Shoney’s restaurant chain protested against the company’s discriminatory hiring practices, including an order...

This book’s predecessor, The Grapevine of the Black South, emphasized the owners of the Atlanta Daily World and its operation of the Scott Newspape...

This book’s predecessor, The Grapevine of the Black South, emphasized the owners of the Atlanta Daily World and its operation of the Scott Newspape...

Technology in the world today has contributed to promote organisational competitiveness and national development. But most developing countries hav...

Der Selbstorganisationsgedanke wird vor dem Hintergrund steigender Umweltkomplexität immer wichtiger. Die Idee, daß sich Mitarbeiter selbst steuern...

Informationsüberlastung ist ein hochaktuelles Thema. In den Unternehmen explodiert das Angebot an Information, wobei aber die Informationsverarbeit...

The service sector occupies a dominant position in the Japanese economy, yet few studies have looked at the way the industry developed. This book, ...

This book provides a collective view of the five major English chartered trading companies which were active during the period 1688-1763: The East ...

This book provides a collective view of the five major English chartered trading companies which were active during the period 1688-1763: The East ...

'Explosive' Esquire 'Epic' Financial Times 'Riveting' Vanity FairSumner Redstone was the CEO of Hollywood's most influential company: the powerhous...

Copper King in Central Africa offers a detailed account of the corporate history of the Rhokana/Rokana Corporation and its Nkana mine. Thematically...