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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821344003321

Autore

Stanton Danielle

Titolo

Jean de Grandpré : legacy of a giant / / Danielle Stanton and Hervé Anctil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal, Quebec : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

0-2280-1239-2

0-2280-1238-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (138 p.)

Disciplina

340.023

Soggetti

Lawyers

Businessmen - Canada

Lawyers - Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Milestones -- Then and Now -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Becoming Somebody -- 1 Head of the Class -- 2 The Law Years (1943‒66) - A Flying Start -- 3 The Bell Years (1966‒76) - The Ascent -- 4 The Bell Years (1976‒83) - The Summit -- 5 The BCE Years (1983‒89) - A Global Adventure -- 6 From Northern to Nortel: Rise and Fall of a Titan -- 7 Man of Influence, Man of the World -- 8 Man of Compassion -- Conclusion -- Sources

Sommario/riassunto

Beginning as Bell Canada's general counsel in 1966, Jean de Grandpré rose through the ranks and became president in 1973. A few years later he created Bell Canada Enterprises, one of America's largest telecommunications companies. Offering insight into the secrets of his success, Jean de Grandpré will inspire new generations of entrepreneurs.