Gerald F Davis: 4 books
The Vanishing American Corporation
Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
It may be hard to believe in an era of Walmart, Citizens United, and the Koch brothers, but corporations are on the decline. The number of American companies listed on the stock market dropped by half between 1996 and 2012. In recent years we've seen some of the most storied corporations go bankrupt...
Changing Your Company from the Inside Out
A Guide for Social Intrapreneurs
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
MAKE YOUR COMPANY A FORCE FOR GOOD
You’re ambitious. You’re not afraid to take risks. You want to bring about positive social change. And while your peers have left a trail of failed start-ups in their wake, you want to initiate change from within an established company, where you can have...
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...
Organizations and Organizing
Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
This broad, balanced introduction to organizational studies enables the reader to compare and contrast different approaches to the study of organizations. This book is a valuable tool for the reader, as we are all intertwined with organizations in one form or another. Numerous other disciplines besides...