Corporate category: 1876 books
Mein Leben und Werk (Neuausgabe mit Originalfotos)
Autobiografie eines modernen Unternehmers
Language: German
Release Date: February 19, 2014
"Ich schildere die Entwicklung der Ford-Automobil-Gesellschaft nicht etwa aus persönlichen Gründen. Ich predige keineswegs: Gehe hin und tue desgleichen. Ich versuche nur, nachdrücklich darauf hinzuweisen, dass die heute üblichen Methoden, Geld zu verdienen, nicht die besten sind. Und meine...
Lifetime Rivalry Of Competition & Domination
For A Few Billion More
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018
There was the time when Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant to demonstrate the danger of a competitor’s technology. The day that Nike, desperate for an advantage over a surging Reebok, signed a college hoops player named Michael Jordan. And the time the Central Pacific Railroad laid an astounding...
Skin Saga
How a Tiny Family Soap Business Evolved over Six Generations into the #1 Dermatology Company in the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
When Johann David Stiefel founded Stiefel Laboratories in 1847, it was a year of many great beginnings. The AMA was founded and established a standard for preliminary medical education and the degree of MD. Inventors Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell were born. And the first U.S. postage stamps...
by Mike Cosden, Brent Newman, Chris Pendleton
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Prolific inventor Thomas Edison and automobile pioneer Henry Ford shaped the modern world like few others. The lives of these close friends intersected at their winter homes in southwest Florida. Edison first visited the tiny cattle-ranching community of Fort Myers in 1885, building a home and laboratory...
Women With Attitude
Lessons for Career Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
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 expert research into the emergence of women...
Building Blocks
Buckeye CableSystem’s Communications Revolution, From Printer’s Ink to Cable to Fiber
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
Building Blocks is the history of Buckeye CableSystem. Buckeye is part of a family empire started in 1900 by the son of an immigrant in upstate New York. This book is a fascinating tale of the family’s progression into the fourth generation and through the myriad of daily newspapers, radio and television...
Boganaire
The Rise and Fall of Nathan Tinkler
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
From blue collar to billionaire …
Hunter Valley mine electrician Nathan Tinkler borrowed big in 2005, made a fortune from several speculative coal plays, and by 2011 was a self-made billionaire. He had gambled and won, but his volatility and reluctance to pay his debts were making him enemies....
Against All Odds
Leading Nokia from Near Catastrophe to Global Success
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
In this compelling memoir, Nokia's legendary CEO Jorma Ollila presents a riveting account of the inner workings of the company that created the global mobile revolution. CEO from 1992 to 2006, Ollila led Nokia from near catastrophe to become the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer. He built a company...
Appelez-moi Charles
Une histoire de famille, d’empire, de baseball et de philanthropie
Language: French
Release Date: May 25, 2017
Homme d’affaires, milliardaire, philanthrope, fondateur et longtemps propriétaire des Expos de Montréal, Charles Bronfman a connu une vie fascinante riche d’anecdotes et d’enseignements. S’il est né avec une cuillère d’argent dans la bouche, comme il se plaît lui-même à le dire, il...
by Michael L. Stark, Wendy Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
In 1906, the downtown area of Los Angeles was fundamentally a small town when Charles Von der Ahe opened his little Groceteria on the corner of Seventh and Figueroa Streets using $1,200 in savings. It was a neighborhood store that catered to the needs of local families, where Von der Ahe pioneered �cash...
The Quotable Billionaire
Advice and Reflections From and For the Real, Former, Almost, and Wanna-Be Super-Rich . . . and Others
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2011
What the super-rich and others have to say about money in these pages is sometimes enlightening, sometimes profound, often entertaining, and always revealing. Topics include wealth (If you can actually count your money, then you are not really a rich man.”-J. Paul Getty); investing (Only buy...
De la startup de garage au géant du web
Language: French
Release Date: November 23, 2017
Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre rapidement le succès de Google !
À sa création en 1998, le moteur de recherche Google a su s'imposer parmi ses concurrents grâce à son algorithme révolutionnaire. La perpétuelle recherche d'innovation et la compétition constante ont poussé...
by World Watch Media
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2017
Phil KnightThe Story of The Businessman Who Created NikeBy World Watch MediaPhilip Hampson "Phil" Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American mogul and benefactor. A local resident of Oregon, he is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and formerly served as chairman...
Hutzler's
Where Baltimore Shops
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2009
For 132 years, Hutzler Brothers Company was a beloved part of the Baltimore retail and cultural scene. Charm City natives still recall with nostalgia the distinctive Art Deco design of the Downtown store, the glitter of the fashion shows, the unforgettable Christmas celebrations and the chocolate chiffon...