The AIG story / / Maurice R. Greenberg, Lawrence A. Cunningham

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809475703321
• Autore: Greenberg Maurice R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2013
• ISBN: 1-119-20522-0; 1-283-96057-5; 1-118-51958-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (360 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CunninghamLawrence A. <1962->
• Disciplina: 368.006/573
• Soggetti: Insurance companies - United States; Insurance companies
• 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: The AIG Story; Copyright; Contents; Chairman''s Note; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One; Chapter 1: Independence; Chapter 2: Innovation; Chapter 3: Succession; Chapter 4: Vision and Culture; Chapter 5: The Internationalist; Chapter 6: Raising the Iron Curtain; Chapter 7: Opening Trade in Services; Chapter 8: Reopening China; Chapter 9: The Life Business; Chapter 10: The Domestic Front; Chapter 11: Investments; Chapter 12: Governance; Part Two; Interlude; Chapter 13: Hostile Change; Chapter 14: Restating History; Chapter 15: Civil War; Chapter 16: Saving the Starr Foundation; Chapter 17: ChaosChapter 18: Nationalization; Epilogue; Notes; Preface; Chapter 1: Independence; Chapter 2: Innovation; Chapter 3: Succession; Chapter 4: Vision and Culture; Chapter 5: The Internationalist; Chapter 6: Raising the Iron Curtain; Chapter 7: Opening Trade in Services; Chapter 8: Reopening China; Chapter 9: The Life Business; Chapter 10: The Domestic Front; Chapter 11: Investments; Chapter 12: Governance; Chapter 13: Hostile Change; Chapter 14: Restating History; Chapter 15: Civil War; Chapter 16: Saving the Starr Foundation; Chapter 17: Chaos; Chapter 18: Nationalization; EpilogueAbout the Companion Web Site; About the Authors; Index; Supplemental Images
• Sommario/riassunto: Selected as one of Motley Fool's ""5 Great Books You Should Read""In The AIG Story, the company''s long-term CEO Hank Greenberg (1967 to 2005) and GW professor and corporate governance expert Lawrence Cunningham chronicle the origins of the company and its relentless pioneering of open markets everywhere in the world. They regale readers with riveting vignettes of how AIG grew from a modest group of insurance enterprises in 1970 to the largest insurance company in world history. They help us understand AIG''s distinctive entrepreneurial culture and how its outstanding employees worldwide hel