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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824173603321

Autore

Chandler Alfred D (Alfred Dupont), <1918-2007.>

Titolo

Inventing the electronic century : the epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries / / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. with the assistance of Takashi Hikino and Andrew von Nordenflycht

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, c2005

ISBN

0-674-02939-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvii, 321 p. : ill

Collana

Harvard studies in business history ; ; 47

Classificazione

QR 700

Disciplina

338.47621381

Soggetti

Electronic industries

Computer industry

Competition, International

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- 1. Introduction: Concepts and Approach -- 2. Consumer Electronics: The United States- The Creation and Destruction of a National Industry -- 3. Consumer Electronics: Japan's Paths to Global Conquest -- 4. Mainframes and Minicomputers: The Computer Industry Created in the United States -- 5. The Microprocessor Revolution: The Computer Industry Recast in the United States -- 6. The National Competitors: Europe's Computer Industries Die, Japan's Industry Challenges -- 7. The Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries as the Electronic Century Begins -- 8. The Significance of the Epic Story -- Appendices -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. traces their origins and worldwide development. From electronics prime mover RCA in the 1920's to Sony and Matsushita's dramatic rise in the 1970's; from IBM's dominance in computer technology in the 1950's to Microsoft's stunning example of the creation of competitive advantage, this masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology.