Corporate category: 1876 books
Haier purpose
The real story of China's first global super company
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
In September 2015 Haier and Zhang Ruimin won the prestigious Thinkers50 Ideas into Practice award for their mixture of relentless change, teamworking and destruction of middle management layers, combined with long-term dynamic leadership. Established in 1984, Haier is the world's #1 major appliance...
Mastering the VC Game
A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2010
Entrepreneurs who dream of building the next Amazon, Facebook, or Google can take advantage of one of the most powerful economic engines the world has ever known: venture capital. To do so, you need to woo, impress, and persuade venture capitalists to take a risk on an unproven idea. That task is...
Anglo Republic
Inside the bank that broke Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
As late as 2007, Anglo Irish Bank was a darling of the markets, internationally recognized as one of the fastest growing financial institutions in the world. By 2008, it was bust. The Irish government's hopeless attempts to save Anglo have led the state to ruin - culminating in a punitive IMF bailout...
by Lou Hebert
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
Toledo's history as a frontier town turned manufacturing powerhouse is well known. However, few know that it was once home to a champion racehorse that galloped into the record books. Many are unaware that East Toledo's verdant urban woodlands sprang from the work of just one man or that a local girl's...
by Maureen O'Hara
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
From a leading financial economist, a searching examination of the ethics of modern finance.
In 2001, Goldman Sachs structured a complex financial contract so that its client, the government of Greece, would appear to have far less debt than it actually did. When news of this transaction came...
Managed by the Markets
How Finance Re-Shaped America
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
The current economic crisis reveals just how central finance has become to American life. Problems with obscure securities created on Wall Street radiated outward to threaten the retirement security of pensioners in Florida and Arizona, the homes and college savings of families in Detroit and Southern...
by Peter W. Bernstein, Annalyn Swan
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
From Wall Street to the West Coast, from blue-collar billionaires to blue-blood fortunes, from the Google guys to hedge-fund honchos, All the Money in the World gives us the lowdown on today richest Americans. Veteran journalists Peter W. Bernstein and Annalyn Swan delve into who made and lost the...
Hijacking the Runway
How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
A fascinating chronicle of how celebrity has inundated the world of fashion, realigning the forces that drive both the styles we covet and the bottom lines of the biggest names in luxury apparel.
From Coco Chanel’s iconic tweed suits to the miniskirt’s surprising comeback in the late 1980s,...
Roots of Steel
Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2010
When Deborah Rudacille was a child growing up in the working-class town of Dundalk, Maryland, a worker at the local Sparrows Point steel mill made more than enough to comfortably support a family. But in the decades since, the decline of American manufacturing has put tens of thousands out of work...
How Walmart Is Destroying America (And the World)
And What You Can Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
After carving up the once lovingly cared-for downtowns of Small Town America, Wal-Mart launched a frontal assault on mom-and-pop businesses all over the globe. With 1.5 million employees operating more than 3,500 stores, Wal-Mart is now the world's largest private employer. In this third edition of...
Sustainable Excellence
The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
How the world's most influential companies are building business strategies that tackle the biggest global challenges.
Today's business landscape is changing in fundamental ways: Natural resources are growing ever more scarce and expensive. Technology and changing consumer expectations are...
Start Your Own Medical Practice
A Guide to All the Things They Don't Teach You in Medical School about Starting Your Own Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2006
After years of school and maybe even after some years of practice, you are ready to do it on your own.
Running a profitable business takes more than just being a great doctor. Start Your Own Medical Practice provides you with the knowledge to be both a great doctor and a successful business...
3rd Compass to Europe's Innovative Chemical Companies
www.chemistry-compass.eu
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Since BCNP Consultants started the project in 2014 the numbers of companies in the Chemistry Compass are continuously growing. The European innovative landscape in Chemistry has a great potential and many innovative companies are founded every year. The goal of the Chemistry Compass is to find and...
Financing Your Small Business
From Venture Capital and Credit Cards to Common Stock and Partnership Interests
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Secure your business's future using the right financing for you, be it venture capital, bank loans, or equity. When it comes to your chances of receiving financing and doing it right, Financing Your Small Business provides you with all the answers you need. It helps you find ways to combine various...