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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455328603321

Autore

Bussing-Burks Marie <1958->

Titolo

Starbucks [[electronic resource] /] / Marie Bussing-Burks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : Greenwood Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-33755-6

9786612337550

0-313-36459-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (170 p.)

Collana

Corporations that changed the world

Disciplina

338.1/7373

Soggetti

Coffee industry - United States

Organizational effectiveness - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Origins and History of Starbucks; Chapter 2 The Founders and Early Management Team; Chapter 3 Strategies and Innovations: The Coffee Culture; Chapter 4 Guiding Principles and Coffee Social Responsibility; Chapter 5 How Starbucks Moved Ahead of the Competition; Chapter 6 Financial Results and Starbucks Leadership; Chapter 7 Controversy and Coffee Competition; Chapter 8 Transition and Future Prospects; Appendix A: Starbucks through the Decades: A Timeline to Success; Appendix B: The Futures of Coffee

Appendix C: Glossary of Coffee TermsAppendix D: Starbucks Stars, Cool Coffee Web Sites, and Wonderful Webcasts/Podcasts; Acronyms; Bibliography; Personal Interviews; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Follow the history of Starbucks on its journey from one local retail store in Seattle to a global chain of coffeehouses found in more than 47 countries around the world.