03112nam 2200601Ia 450 991045168600332120200520144314.01-280-53116-90-19-803231-51-4294-0400-0(CKB)1000000000465730(EBL)281205(OCoLC)476025783(SSID)ssj0000161496(PQKBManifestationID)11151989(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161496(PQKBWorkID)10219318(PQKB)11633288(MiAaPQ)EBC281205(Au-PeEL)EBL281205(CaPaEBR)ebr10269174(CaONFJC)MIL53116(OCoLC)646787712(EXLCZ)99100000000046573020001121d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe generations of Corning[electronic resource] the life and times of a global corporation /Davis Dyer, Daniel GrossOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20011 online resource (553 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-514095-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-489) and index.Contents; Houghton Family Tree; List of Chairmen and Presidents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Corning and Glass; I. FIRST GENERATION; 2 Founding and Foundering, 1851-1875; II. SECOND GENERATION; 3 The Rise of Corning Glass Works, 1875-1908; III. THIRD GENERATION; 4 Pyrex, the Ribbon Machine, and a Wider World, 1908-1928; IV. FOURTH GENERATION; 5 Surviving and Thriving in the Depression Decade, 1928-1939; 6 Corning Goes to War, 1939-1945; 7 A Decade of Unbounded Opportunities, 1945-1954; 8 Ambitious Expansion: TV Glass, Pyroceram, and Corning Ware, 1954-1960; V. FIFTH GENERATION9 Encountering Limits and Diversifying, 1960-196610 International Growth and the Roots of Fiber Optics, 1966-1971; 11 Digging Out and Tough Economic Times, 1972-1975; 12 Cutting Costs and Changing Direction, 1975-1983; 13 Emphasizing Performance, Quality, and Diversity, 1983-1989; 14 Refocusing and Reengineering, 1990-1996; VI. NEXT GENERATION; 15 Growing in the New Economy, 1996-; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; YA history of Corning Incorporated, chronicling how one of the oldest business enterprises in the world maintained its place as a global leader in technology for over 150 years. It tells the stories of its founding family, the inventors, and the adventures, behind Corning's achievements.Conglomerate corporationsUnited StatesElectronic books.Conglomerate corporations338.762338.7660973Dyer Davis961205Gross Daniel1967-594468MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451686003321The generations of Corning2179121UNINA