American entrepreneur the fascinating stories of the people who defined business in the United States

America's history has always been shaped by private enterprise. Here are the stories of the people who led those businesses to success.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schweikart, Larry (-)
Otros Autores: Doti, Lynne Pierson
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : American Management Association 2009.
Edición:1st edition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Preface; 1 Entrepreneurs: The Essence of Enterprise; 2 European Settlement and Business Enterprise in the New World; 3 Entrepreneurs in the New Nation: 1787-1840; 4 The Entrepreneurial Explosion: 1820-1850; 5 The Rise of Managers: 1850-1880; 6 Entrepreneurs in the Age of Upheaval: 1850-1880; 7 The Big Business Backlash: 1870-1920; 8 The Emergence of a Consumer Market: 1880-1920; 9 Deliverance and Despair: 1920-1939; 10 Business in War and Postwar America: 1940-1960; 11 Business's Winter of Discontent: 1960-1982; 12 Business in Renaissance: 1982-1989; 13 The New Economy: The 1990s
  • 14 Americans and the Global MarketEpilogue: The Recession Returns; Notes; Index