History of specific companies / corporate history Books
Penguin Publishing Group The Thinking Machine
£15.75
Penguin Putnam Inc The Last Kings of Shanghai
Book SynopsisIn vivid detail... examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties.--The Boston GlobeNot just a brilliant, well-researched, and highly readable book about China''s past, it also reveals the contingencies and ironic twists of fate in China''s modern history.--LA Review of BooksAn epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistThe Sassoons and the Kadoories stood astride Chinese business and politics for more than one hundred seventy-five years, profiting from the Opium Wars; surviving Japanese occupation; courting Chiang Kai-shek; and nearly losing everything as the Communists swept into power. Jonathan Kaufman tells the remarkable history of how these families ignited an economic boom and opened China to the world, but remained blind to the country''s deep inequality and to the political turmoil on their doorsteps. In a story stretching from Baghdad to Hong Kong to Shanghai to London, Kaufman enters the lives and minds of these ambitious men and women to forge a tale of opium smuggling, family rivalry, political intrigue, and survival.
£14.40
Penguin Putnam Inc The Man Who Solved the Market
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£22.88
Penguin Putnam Inc Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest
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£13.60
Penguin Putnam Inc Small Giants 10thAnniversary
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£16.19
Penguin Putnam Inc The Age of Awakening
Book SynopsisWeaving together vivid history and economic analysis, this book makes for a gripping narrative.
£8.07
Columbia University Press The Conversational Firm
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWill twenty-first-century social media technologies finally liberate organizations from stifling bureaucratic hierarchies? After spending ten months closely observing a software firm, Catherine J. Turco, one of sociology's brightest young stars, surprises with fascinating and nuanced answers. Brimming with vivid examples, The Conversational Firm will not only shape scholarly debate but also engage general readers interested in corporate life. -- Viviana A. Zelizer, author of Economic LivesThe Conversational Firm opens a new chapter in the study of workplace democracy by analyzing how social media enable a new balance between workers' autonomy and productivity in high-tech corporate settings. With a particularly keen ethnographic eye, the author reveals a brave new world in which some of the bars of the bureaucratic iron cage are pried open while others remain in place for the pursuit of corporate goals. While millennials gain a more personalized and empowering work environment in the bargain, business leaders gain fuller access to their inner thoughts and creativity. This book will have a lasting impact on the study of corporate cultures and new organizational forms. -- Michèle Lamont, author of The Dignity of Working MenWith The Conversational Firm, Turco uses the role of social media to challenge our fundamental assumptions about how modern organizations function. In this masterful work, she uncovers a new way of organizing where openness and hierarchy complement, rather than contradict one another. I'm putting this book next to my copies of Weber, Barnard, and Chandler. -- Damon Phillips, Columbia Business SchoolIn The Conversational Firm, Turco argues that organizations can transcend bureaucracy, but still they are held in check by certain workplace demands for reproduction and stability. These checks seem to prevent the organization from becoming complete anarchy. Yet perhaps just as important, The Conversational Firm is a rich and delightful organizational ethnography of how work is being transformed in the era of social media. -- Brayden King, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern UniversityWith a book that is as readable as it is wise, Turco makes a powerful case for the depth of insight that can only come from the best ethnographies—and is unavailable from the 'big data' analyses currently in vogue. Practitioners and scholars alike will come away with their understanding of firm hierarchy, culture, and communication transformed and enriched. -- Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, MIT Sloan School of Management[A] well-written, insightful ethnographic study. -- Theodore Kinni * strategy+business *The right book just at the right time in the right place. . . . An excellent ethnographic account of organizational life. * Organization Studies *Turco does an excellent job....In part, this is the result of the method she chose: ethnographic research of a company that is at the forefront of the social media revolution. In part, it is the result of her accessible writing style; last but not least, it is the result of her deep knowledge of organizational theories. * American Journal of Sociology *A rare and wonderful empirical example of life in a digital startup. * Contemporary Sociology *This book is an excellent addition to the field of publications. . . . Turco accompanies this emotional analysis with rigorous academic context, but this does not impede accessibility. * Isreal Book Review *[Turco's] efforts greatly contribute to shaping the academy's understanding of millennial impact on corporate culture. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction1. The Social Revolution2. Open Communication3. Open Control4. Openness Controls5. Open Culture6. A Conversation About Bureaucracy7. Conversational Spaces8. The Conversational Firm: Implications for Theory9. The Future of the Conversational FirmMethodological Appendix Acknowledgments Notes References Index
£19.00
LID Publishing The Haier Model: Reinventing a multinational
Book SynopsisSince its origins in the 1920s as a refrigerator factory in Qingdao supplying the Chinese market, Haier has risen to become a major multinational company, overtaking the likes of Whirlpool and LG, to become the world's leading manufacturer of household appliances today, with revenues of $30 billion. How did Haier achieve this amazing feat? This book examines Haier's organizational transformation, which can be traced back to 1984 when Zhang Ruimin (Haier's current CEO) joined the company, and which became the essence of Haier's sustained competitive advantage. In particular, it looks at the "RDHY Win-Win Model of Employee-Customer Integration", the latest management practice in Haier, which has had a profound effect on the company's performance, and which has captured the attention of academics and managers around the world.
£22.49
Rodale Incorporated Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without
Book SynopsisIn this #1 New York Times bestseller, the CEO of Starbucks recounts the story and leadership lessons behind the global coffee company's comeback and continued success.In 2008, Howard Schultz decided to return as the CEO of Starbucks to help restore its financial health and bring the company back to its core values. In Onward, he shares this remarkable story, revealing how, during one of the most tumultuous economic periods in American history, Starbucks again achieved profitability and sustainability without sacrificing humanity. Offering you a snapshot of the recession that left no company unscathed, the book shows in riveting detail how one company struggled and recreated itself in the midst of it all. In addition, you’ll get an inside look into Schultz's central leadership philosophy: It's not about winning, it’s about the right way to win. Onward is a compelling, candid narrative documenting the maturing of a brand as well as a businessman. Ultimately, Schultz gives you a sense of hope that, no matter how tough times get, the future can be more successful than the past.Trade Review“Personal, suspenseful, and surprisingly open . . . [Schultz’s] sequel to the founding of Starbucks is grittier, more gripping, and dramatic, and his voice is winning and authentic. this is a must-read for anyone interested in leadership, management, or the quest to connect a brand with the consumer.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review“Through the lens of his personal leadership journey, with all of its dizzying ups and agonizing downs, Howard Schultz has written, with aching honesty and passion, the single most important book on leadership and change for our time and for every generation of leaders.” —Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California, and author of Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership
£13.29
Penguin Putnam Inc More Money Than God
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Jim Collins How the Mighty Fall
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£17.99
Prestel Best of British: The Stories Behind Britain's
Book SynopsisClassic style and British manufacturing are both experiencing a boom in demand-driven by a desire among consumers for authentic, quality products. Britain is uniquely placed to benefit from this resurgence, given the number of heritage companies still producing at the top of their game. From the world-famous Barbour in South Shields in the north of England to John Lobb in London, many of these fine businesses remain in family ownership, protective of their traditions and justifiably proud of their products. Many are the bearers of warrants from the British Royal family and all are over 100 years old. Horst Friedrichs explores the historic places where these British brands have become some of the strongest in the world: Johnston's of Elgin in the north of Scotland, Corgi socks in southern Wales and John Smedley in Derbyshire. By highlighting the stories of these legendary brands-both new and old, grand and humble- Friedrichs and Crompton show how relevant these companies and their traditional production techniques still are. A Very British Heritage is a must-read for anyone that appreciates well-crafted products and timeless style.
£37.99
LID Publishing Wholegarment: The philosophy and technology of a
Book SynopsisIn 1962, Masahiro Shima founded Shima Seiki, with the aim of developing a fully automated seamless glove-knitting machine. Following this success, the company expanded into flat knitting machines. However, the age of the computer brought a whole new era for Shima Seiki. By committing to computerization in its mainstream products, Shima Seiki gradually began to stand apart from its competitors. Shima Seiki's focus on computer-aided knit design and programming, in fact led to a revolution in the fashion industry. Written by the inventor himself, this book looks at how Masahiro Shima developed both the technology and philosophy to enable his company to be market leaders in industrial knitting machines - and fundamentally change the fashion industry. This culminated in the launch of the company's Wholegarment knitting machine in 1995, which altered forever the way knitted garments are produced, and which today is used by fashion manufacturers across the world.
£15.99
LID Publishing Huawei Stories: Visionaries
Book SynopsisFounded in 1987 by a former engineer in China's People's Liberation Army (Ren Zhengfei), Huawei Technologies is the world's largest telecoms equipment manufacturer and second only to Apple in smartphones. Its emergence into a multinational with over 175,000 employees all around the world is nothing short of extraordinary. This book delves into the financial workings and systems within Huawei - and the individuals whose craftsmanship and excellence enabled Huawei to expand globally in such impressive terms. Their personal stories tell us about the extraordinary vision, dedication, and perseverance required for companies to establish a robust financial system that supports the growth of a world-class company. Huawei's goal is not just to have profitable income and healthy cash flow. More important is that operating results are sustainable.
£12.74
OUP India Forked
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£19.79
Penguin Putnam Inc Tim Cook
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£21.60
University of California Press Unsustainable
Book SynopsisFrom famously humble origins, Amazon has grown to become one of the most successful businesses in history. In its effort to provide its trademark fast and convenient Prime delivery, the company built a vast worldwide network of fulfillment centers and warehouses. Unsustainable looks inside the company's warehouses to reveal that the rise of Amazon is only made possible by the exploitation of workers' labor and communities' resources. Juliann Emmons Allison and Ellen Reese expose the real-world repercussions of these pernicious strategies through a chilling case study of the socioeconomic and environmental harms associated with the largely unchecked growth of warehousing in Inland Southern California, one of the nation's largest logistics hubs, where Amazon is the largest private-sector employer. Tracing the rise of grassroots resistance to the warehouse industry by workers and communities across this region, the country, and the globe, Unsustainable provides fresh insight into one of tTrade Review"The book develops a broad and insightful analysis of the human and environmental costs that flow from Amazon’s virtually unchecked domination of local communities, low-wage labor markets, and the workers whose labor it exploits." * Social Forces *
£22.50
Giorgio Nada Editore Beta Motorcycles
Book SynopsisThis book covers the long history, from its origins through to the present day, of the historic Italian manufacturer Beta Motorcycles, active in the two-wheeled world for over 100 years, presenting previously unpublished material. A particularly versatile firm, over the decades Beta Motorcycles has proved capable of diversifying its products - building all kinds of motorcycle - and satisfying the mutating demands of its clientele. The Florentine marque built its own two- and four-stroke engines in-house, but has always been open to joint ventures with other European or Japanese firms. Founded as a bicycle manufacturer, Beta Motorcycles moved into the moped market in the 1960s, off-road motorcycles in the late 1970s, enduro models in the following decade and then scooters, for over 20 years, not to mentions the Trial sector in which it conquered eight World Championship titles. In more recent years the company has returned to the "classic" Motocross and Enduro categories and in 2016 collected a further two world titles, including the Constructors' Championship. The book features a comprehensive catalogue of every model and every engine produced by Beta Motorcycles during the course of over a century.
£45.60
LID Publishing Guo Guangchang & Fosun International: A biography
Book SynopsisChina's economic rise and influence has been one of the most significant developments in the global economy of recent times. A driving force behind this expansion has been the private entrepreneurs and companies of China, some of which have literally redefined the economic and business landscape, both inside and outside of China. Born in a small fishing village in 1967 to a poor family, Guo Guangchang's break came when the Chinese government began to encourage business enterprise. He and four university friends set up their own company in 1992 to advise foreign companies that were entering into China. Fosun International eventually became the largest private enterprise in China by expanding into insurance, pharmaceuticals, property, mining, retail and finance. Today, Guo is the Chairman of Fosun International and this book provides a unique, inside examination of Guo and his company's remarkable global expansion.
£8.99
Simon & Schuster The Predators' Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel
Book Synopsis“Connie Bruck traces the rise of this empire with vivid metaphors and with a smooth command of high finance’s terminology.” —The New York Times “The Predators’ Ball is dirty dancing downtown.” —New York Newsday From bestselling author Connie Bruck, The Predators’ Ball dramatically captures American business history in the making, uncovering the philosophy of greed that dominated Wall Street in the 1980s.During the 1980s, Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert was the Billionaire Junk Bond King. He invented such things as “the highly confident letter” (“I’m highly confident that I can raise the money you need to buy company X”) and the “blind pool” (“Here’s a billion dollars: let us help you buy a company”), and he financed the biggest corporate raiders—men like Carl Icahn and Ronald Perelman. And then, on September 7, 1988, things changed... The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Milken and Drexel Burnham Lambert with insider trading and stock fraud. Waiting in the wings was the US District Attorney, who wanted to file criminal and racketeering charges. What motivated Milken in his drive for power and money? Did Drexel Burnham Lambert condone the breaking of laws?
£16.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Devil Take the Hindmost
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for Devil Take the Hindmost“An admirably researched and very well written account of speculative insanity from the earliest times to, let no one doubt, the present. Anyone contemplating a stock market venture and certainly anyone now involved should read this book.”—John Kenneth Galbraith“The greatest hits of financial silliness recounted coherently and...gracefully...Chancellor does a fine job of capturing the atmosphere of the times.”—Forbes magazine“Entertaining, useful, admirable scholarship...Chancellor seems to have read everything.”—The New York Times Book Review“The subtle ways in which individual investors become drawn into crowd behavior is a much studied phenomenon, covered brilliantly...in the book Devil Take the Hindmost.”—The Daily Telegraph (London) “The South Sea Company is one of the great bubble and crash stories. Many books have referred to it. One of the finest is Devil Take the Hindmost.”—Debashis Basu, Money Life “Excellent.”—City A.M. “[An] essential history of financial manias.”—The ObserverTable of ContentsPreface: Devil Take the Hindmost1. "This Bubble World": The Origins of Financial Speculation2. Stockjobbing in 'Change Alley: The Projecting Age of the 1690s3. "The Never-to-Be-Forgot or Forgiven South-Sea Scheme"4. Fool's Gold: The Emerging Markets of the 1820s5. "A Ready Communication": The Railway Mania of 18456. "Befooled, Bewitched and Bedeviled": Speculation in the Gilded Age7. The End of a New Era: The Crash of 1929 and Its Aftermath8. Cowboy Capitalism: From Bretton Woods to Michael Milken9. Kamikaze Capitalism: The Japanese Bubble Economy of the 1980sEpilogue: The Case of the Rogue EconomistsNotesFor Further ReferenceAcknowledgmentsIndex
£18.00
CAMRA Books The Family Brewers of Britain: A celebration of
Book SynopsisFully-illustrated, with modern and archive photography of the breweries, their pub estates, people and beers, this book will examine the past, the present and the future of these great brewing companies and help to highlight the important part they continue to play in the nation's brewing story and in their local areas.
£16.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Winner Sells All
Book SynopsisA riveting investigation of the no-holds-barred battle between Amazon and Walmart to become the king of commerce.For years, Walmart and Amazon operated in separate spheres—one a massive brick-and-mortar retailer, the other an online giant.Trade Review“A revelatory account of the bloody rivalry between two ruthless retail juggernauts that are not accustomed to losing.” — Brad Stone, author of The Everything Store “A once-scrappy entrepreneur named Jeff Bezos has taken control over what we buy and how it is sold to us, in ways that are both worrisome and impressive. Del Rey delivers the goods on how it all went down, juxtaposing Amazon’s stunning rise with the efforts of a once-dominant Walmart to keep up. It is said that when elephants fight, only the grass suffers. Guess what? We’re the grass.” — Kara Swisher, host of the Pivot and On podcasts, New York Media “This book is a front-row seat to one of the most brutal, consequential corporate battles of our time—and it comes with a backstage pass, revealing dirt the companies don’t want us to see. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of commerce.” — Mark Bergen, author of Like, Comment, Subscribe “An engaging and cinematic account of the Ali-Frazier of retail.” — Scott Galloway, NYU Stern School of Business professor of marketing and bestselling author of Adrift “Winner Sells All is the definitive history of the clash between two business titans constantly reinventing themselves to crush the competition and fill our shopping carts. As Amazon and Walmart build and defend their dominance, Del Rey brings the reader into the complexities and trade-offs of their business decisions, revealing all that goes into the quest for customer loyalty—and all that is lost when two giants control so much of our economy.” — Sarah Frier, author of No Filter “Walmart and Amazon are too often discussed separately, despite their overlapping impact on America and the world. Winner Sells All explores the biggest business story of the past twenty years, through the eyes of an unusually broad and deep network of sources.” — Christopher Mims, tech columnist for the Wall Street Journal and author of Arriving Today "An eye-opening look at a battle of corporate titans that shows few signs of slowing down." — Kirkus Reviews “Del Rey’s behind-the-scenes insights enlighten, and the author makes no bones about what the companies’ success has cost workers, criticizing both for keeping wages low while lavishly rewarding executives. This thorough outing delivers.” — Publishers Weekly
£23.75
Goose Lane Editions Grace Helen Mowat and the Making of Cottage Craft
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£14.39
Goose Lane Editions One
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£13.29
Goose Lane Editions GWG Piece by Piece
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In GWG: Piece by Piece, Catherine C. Cole does a delightful job in telling the tale of one of the country's most beloved garment makers, Edmonton-based GWG. The book's softover coffee-table format lends itself well to telling a largely visual tale." -- Mark Reid * Canada's History *
£21.59
St Martin's Press The Raging 2020s
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£20.69
GLOBAL PUBLISHER SERVICES NEW ORLEANS COFFEE
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£28.20
Hodder & Stoughton Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul: AS SEEN ON
Book Synopsis'Big Vape is a dazzling story that crackles with the energy of a nicotine buzz, mixing tales of ground-breaking innovation with those of corporate greed and government dysfunction' Christopher Leonard, author of the New York Times bestseller, Kochland It began with a smoke break. __________THIS IS A STORY OF AMBITION AND GREEDJames Monsees and Adam Bowen were two ambitious graduate students at Stanford, and in between puffs after class they dreamed of a way to quit smoking. Their solution became the Juul, a sleek, modern device that could vaporize nicotine into a conveniently potent dose.THIS IS A STORY OF BOOM AND BUSTThe business they built around that device, Juul Labs, would go on to become a $38 billion company and draw blame for addicting a whole new generation of underage tobacco users.THIS IS A STORY OF OUR TIME With rigorous reporting and piercing insight into a Silicon Valley startup, Big Vape uses the dramatic rise of Juul to tell a larger story of big business, Big Tobacco, and the high cost of a product that was too good to be true. __________A propulsive, eye-opening work of reporting, chronicling the rise of Juul and the birth of a new addiction'The rise and fall of Juul is an instructive tale and Jamie Ducharme does an excellent job detailing how one bad decision after another led the company astray in this deft rendition of grand start-up dreams gone up in smoke.' Reeves Wiedeman, author of Billion Dollar Loser'Big Vape is more than just brilliantly reported and elegantly written. It is also a richly populated book - filled not just with human characters but with matters of science, finance, invention, ambition, ethics, hubris, and blazing ingenuity.' Jeffrey Kluger, bestselling co-author of Apollo 13
£18.00
PublicAffairs,U.S. Battle for the Big Top: P. T. Barnum, James
Book SynopsisMillions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country's most beloved pastimes.In Battle for the Big Top, New York Times-bestselling author Les Standiford brings to life a remarkable era when three circus kings-James Bailey, P. T. Barnum, and John Ringling-all vied for control of the vastly profitable and influential American Circus. Ultimately, the rivalry of these three men resulted in the creation of an institution that would surpass all intentions and, for 147 years, hold a nation spellbound.Filled with details of their ever-evolving showmanship, business acumen, and personal magnetism, this Ragtime-like narrative will delight and enchant circus-lovers and anyone fascinated by the American experience.
£18.75
LID Publishing Adventurers: Huawei Stories
Book SynopsisFounded in 1987 by a former engineer in China’s People’s Liberation Army (Ren Zhengfei), Huawei Technologies is the world’s largest telecoms equipment manufacturer and second only to Apple in smartphones. Its emergence into a multinational with over 175,000 employees all around the world is nothing short of extraordinary. This book provides a unique look into Huawei’s consumer electronics business (ranging from mobile phones to laptops, tablets, cameras and other smart devices) – in particular, the individuals (‘adventurers’) whose excellence and invention enabled Huawei to expand globally in such impressive terms. Their personal stories tell us about the extraordinary vision, dedication and perserverance required for companies to succeed in the highly competitive and uncertain world of consumer electronics. In all of this, the company’s mission is to make Huawei the first choice and most trusted smart device brand in the world.
£13.49
Dalton Watson Fine Books Allard Motor Company: Beyond the Records
Book SynopsisA rich resource for investigating the history of a short-lived but influential British carmaker. The Allard Motor Company archives are a particularly rich resource for those investigating the history and influence on the British motor industry of this short-lived but significant carmaker. The production records included in this comprehensive book cover the years of operation 1946-1958 and sit alongside many previously unseen official photographs, documents, and correspondence. Supported by an easy-to-use reference spreadsheet, Allard owners are invited to open to the pages where their car is featured, and casual observers can also learn about the indelible impact this small British car manufacturer made on motoring history. Author Gavin Allard—the grandson of Sydney Allard, who led the company into post-war Britain and beyond—details the people that built the cars, the dealerships that sold them, and the drivers who took them to the roads.
£137.75
Otago University Press Otago: 150 Years of New Zealand's First
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HarperCollins Publishers Branson
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Peter Principle
Book Synopsis?The Peter Principle has cosmic implications.??New York TimesBack in 1969, Lawrence J. Peter created a cultural phenomenon with his brilliant, outrageous, hilarious, and all-too-true treatise on business and life, The Peter Principle?and his words and theories are as true today as they were then. By posing?and answering?the eternal question, ?Why do things always go wrong?? Peter explores the incompetence that runs so rampant through our society, our workplace, and our world in an outrageously funny yet honest and eye-opening manner. With a new foreword by Robert I. Sutton, bestselling author of The No Asshole Rule, this twenty-first century edition of Peter?s classic is set to shake up the business world all over again.
£14.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Digital Gold
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Harper Business Hit Refresh
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£24.38
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Win at All Costs
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£16.14
McGraw-Hill Inside Home Depot
£999.99
Yale University Press Spy Capitalism
Trade Review“Lewis intertwines several Cold War years of U.S. business history, bureaucratic-administrative history, and strategic intelligence history in a combination that has no precedent for revelatory, engaging, and exciting detail.”—H. Bradford Westerfield, Yale University“By far the most comprehensive and definitive description of the symbiotic relationship between the corporate world and the CIA’s early space-based intelligence collection program. The quality of research is extraordinary.”—William E. Burrows, author of Deep Black and By Any Means Necessary“This fast-paced story reads like a cross between good spy fiction and a business school case study. Rich in detail, it chronicles the reality of government working with the private sector in the national interest, with all the pitfalls and cultural disconnects thrown in.”—Frederick P. Hitz, Princeton University, and former Inspector General, CIA (1990–1998) “Once I started reading Spy Capitalism, I could not put it away. It’s a fascinating study, extremely well told, and it makes a real contribution to our knowledge of the Cold War period.”—Arthur S. Hulnick, Boston University “Jonathan Lewis, co-author of spy legend Richard Bissell’s memoirs, has produced another valuable book on U. S. intelligence. This time he takes us into the shadowland of the CIA’s relations with corporate America. His study of the often uneasy partnership between the ITEK Corporation and the CIA in the construction of early spy satellites is thorough, reliable, and felicitously written.”—Loch Johnson, Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia
£36.00
Random House USA Inc Brick by Brick
Book SynopsisSometimes radical yet always applicable, Brick by Brick abounds with real-world lessons for unleashing breakthrough innovation in your organization, using LEGO--which experienced one of the most remarkable business transformations in recent history--as a business model. As LEGO failed to keep pace with the revolutionary changes in kids' lives and began sliding into irrelevance, the company's leaders implemented some of the business world's most widely espoused prescriptions for boosting innovation. Ironically, these changes pushed the iconic toymaker to the brink of bankruptcy, showing that what works in theory can fail spectacularly in the brutally competitive global economy. It took a new LEGO management team--faced with the growing rage for electronic toys, few barriers to entry, and ultra-demanding consumers (ten-year old boys)--to reinvent the innovation rule book and transform LEGO into one of the world's most profitable, fastest-growing companies. Along the way, Brick by Brick reveals how LEGO:- Became truly customer-driven by co-creating with kids as well as its passionate adult fans- Looked beyond products and learned to leverage a full-spectrum approach to innovation- Opened its innovation process by using both the wisdom of crowds and the expertise of elite cliques- Discovered uncontested, blue ocean markets, even as it thrived in brutally competitive red oceans- Gave its world-class design teams enough space to create and direction to deliver built a culture where profitable innovation flourishes Whether you're a senior executive looking to make your company grow, an entrepreneur building a startup from scratch, or a fan who wants to instill some of that LEGO magic in your career, you'll learn how to build your own innovation advantage, brick by brick.
£14.45
Bloomsbury USA 3pl Southwest Airlines
Book SynopsisUsing the words of its own people, this intriguing book provides an in-depth look at the incredibly successful airline that changed the rules of the game with a no-frills business model and innovative corporate culture.Trade ReviewLauer, a freelance writer and editor, draws from interviews with leaders, managers, employees, and passengers of Southwest Airlines to provide a discussion of the company from its early days to the present, as well as its unique corporate culture that puts employees first. He also describes the company as a role model for other organizations, its customer service, leadership, people-friendly attitude, and corporate, hiring and training, and employee practices. * Reference & Research Book News *
£43.00
Little, Brown & Company JellO Girls
Book SynopsisIn 1899, Allie Rowbottom''s great-great-great-uncle bought the patent to Jell-O from its inventor for $450. The sale would turn out to be one of the most profitable business deals in American history and the generations that followed enjoyed immense privilege - but they were also haunted by suicides, cancer, alcoholism and mysterious ailments.More than 100 years after that deal was struck, Allie''s mother Mary was diagnosed with the same incurable cancer, a disease that had also claimed her own mother''s life. Determined to combat what she had come to consider the Jell-O curse and her looming mortality, Mary began obsessively researching her family''s past, determined to understand the origins of her illness and the impact on her life of Jell-O and the traditional American values the company championed. Before she died in 2015, Mary began to send Allie boxes of her research and notes, in the hope that her daughter might write what she could not. JELL-O GIRLS is the liberatio
£999.99
Back Bay Books The Chaos Machine
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£17.09
Little Brown and Company The Chaos Machine
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£24.65
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Power Inc The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Governmentand the Reckoning That Lies Ahead
Book SynopsisThe world''s largest company, Wal-Mart Stores, has revenues higher than the GDP of all but twenty-five of the world''s countries. Its employees outnumber the populations of almost a hundred nations. The world''s largest asset manager, a secretive New York company called Black Rock, controls assets greater than the national reserves of any country on the planet. A private philanthropy, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, spends as much worldwide on health care as the World Health Organization. The rise of private power may be the most important and least understood trend of our time. David Rothkopf provides a fresh, timely look at how we have reached a point where thousands of companies have greater power than all but a handful of states. Beginning with the story of an inquisitive Swedish goat wandering off from his master and inadvertently triggering the birth of the oldest company still in existence, Power, Inc. follows the rise and fall of kings and empir
£14.40
A&C FILM DISTRIBUTION Selling Creative Advertising Men and Women in the Hall of Fame
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£50.99
Author Solutions Inc Merchants of Grain The Power and Profits of the Five Giant Companies at the Center of the Worlds Food Supply
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