| Author: | Alfred D. Chandler Jr. | ISBN: | 9780674417694 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 1, 1993 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alfred D. Chandler Jr. |
| ISBN: | 9780674417694 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 1993 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
The role of large-scale business enterprise—big business and its managers—during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., the distinguished business historian, sets forth the reasons for the dominance of big business in American transportation, communications, and the central sectors of production and distribution.
The role of large-scale business enterprise—big business and its managers—during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., the distinguished business historian, sets forth the reasons for the dominance of big business in American transportation, communications, and the central sectors of production and distribution.
