The Vanishing American Corporation Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy
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 ban...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Oakland :
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
2016.
|
| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Materias: | |
| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009631577006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction: Tectonic shifts and the new economic landscape; PART I THE CORPORATE CENTURY IN AMERICA; 1: Corporations in America and around the world; 2: How the corporation conquered America; 3: Taming the corporation; 4: The postwar era of corporate dominance; PART II WHY THE AMERICAN CORPORATION IS DISAPPEARING; 5: Shareholders get the upper hand; 6: Nikefication and the rise of the virtual corporation; 7: The public corporation becomes obsolete; 8: The last gasp of the IPO market
- PART III CONSEQUENCES OF CORPORATE COLLAPSE9: The disappearing social safety net; 10: Rising inequality; 11: Declining upward mobility; 12: Silver linings; PART IV NOW WHAT?; 13: Possible postcorporate futures; 14: Navigating a postcorporate economy; Resources; Notes; Index; About the Author
