Corporate Finance category: 1651 books
Spotify, Music for Everyone
The meteoric rise of the world’s top streaming service
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Find out how Spotify changed the way we listen to music in just 50 minutes!
Spotify is a music streaming service which was launched in 2008. Its freemium business model, which allows users to choose between listening to music for free or paying a monthly subscription to access an ad-free version...
YouTube, The Home of Vlogging
The rise of video on demand
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Find out how YouTube made video content accessible to all in just 50 minutes!
YouTube is a video sharing platform which was launched in 2005. Although it was originally developed as a simple video sharing platform, it has evolved into one of the most popular websites on the internet, with...
Kaufmann's
The Big Store in Pittsburgh
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
In 1871, Jacob and Isaac Kaufmann created a classic Pittsburgh institution. The business grew from a small store on the South Side to a mammoth clothing house downtown that outfitted the community. The removal of the original freestanding clock upset customers, so Kaufmann's added its iconic version...
Rich's
A Southern Institution
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
In 1867, less than three years after the Civil War left the city in ruins, Hungarian Jewish immigrant Morris Rich opened a small dry goods store on what is now Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. Over time, his brothers Emanuel and Daniel joined the business; within a century, it became a retailing...
by Roy G. Jinks, Sandra C. Krein
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2006
Horace Smith and Daniel Baird Wesson shared a dream of manufacturing a firearm that could fire repeatedly, using a new and self-contained cartridge. In 1852, the dream became a reality with the founding of Smith & Wesson Firearms Company. Over the next 154 years, the company grew to be one of the most...
Wal-Mart
The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
A collection of essays that “do an incredible job of balancing the wonders and horrors of the force that is Wal-Mart**” (Booklist, starred review).**
Edited by one of the nation’s preeminent labor historians, this book marks an ambitious effort to dissect the full extent of Wal-Mart’s...
Auto Macht Geld
Die Geschichte der Familie Porsche Piëch
Language: German
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Von Hitlers "Volkswagen" zum Weltkonzern: wie eine Familie Europas größte Autofirma an den Abgrund führte Drei Dinge zählen im Leben, behauptet Ferdinand Piëch, Enkel des genialen Ferdinand Porsche: "Volkswagen, Familie, Geld – in dieser Reihenfolge." Trickreich, ruppig...
by Vasile Dragomir
Language: Romanian
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Language: Romanian
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Dorința noastră, a fost să dedicăm această carte, fenomenului petrolier din zona Moreni, cu suișurile și coborâșurile lui, dar mai ales acelor truditori, care fie că s-au numit puțari, păcurari, petroliști, au dus greul acestei activități și au făcut ca tradiția să meargă mai departe.Am...
by Vasile Dragomir, Ion Stoica
Language: Romanian
Release Date: May 11, 2016
Language: Romanian
Release Date: May 11, 2016
Dorința noastră, a fost să dedicăm această carte, fenomenului petrolier din zona Moreni, cu suișurile și coborâșurile lui, dar mai ales acelor truditori, care fie că s-au numit puțari, păcurari, petroliști, au dus greul acestei activități și au făcut ca tradiția să meargă...
Rebuilding the Brand
How Harley-Davidson Became King of the Road
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
In the early 1980s, Harley-Davidson was on the verge of bankruptcy. In the general public's opinion, quality was substandard-of both motorcycles and riders. Harleys leaked oil and were often broken down. Riders were roughnecks, out to raise hell. The Harley-Davidson brand was tarnished. What s more,...
John A. Brown's, Kerr's & Halliburton's
Where Oklahoma City Loved to Shop
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Department stores John A. Brown's, Kerr's and Halliburton's ruled supreme in Oklahoma City. From "lucky penny" giveaways to defying blue laws, the three big department stores did whatever it took to entertain and entice. The stunning display windows of Kerr's downtown once lured shoppers inside, but...
Air Canada
The History
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Begun as a social experiment in 1937, Air Canada has evolved into one of the world’s greatest airlines.
Air Canada: The History explores a modern miracle that has made commercial air travel in our country an everyday occurrence. The airline was born in 1937 as "Trans Canada Airlines,"...
Supermarket Monsters
The Price of Coles and Woolworths' Dominance
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Down, down …
In hardware, petrol, general merchandise and liquor, and above all in groceries, Coles and Woolworths jointly rule Australia’s retail landscape. On average, every man, woman and child in this country spends $100 a week across their many outlets.
What does such dominance...
The Buxtons
150 Years of Developing Melbourne
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2018
For five generations, the Buxton family has contributed to the growth of Melbourne through their real-estate and property development businesses. They have left their mark in every epoch, from the magnificence of Rochester Terrace to the elegance of 333 Collins Street, from inner-city developments...