03066nam 2200721Ia 450 991045540480332120200520144314.00-674-26260-30-674-02937-210.4159/9780674029378(CKB)1000000000787054(SSID)ssj0000245232(PQKBManifestationID)12043546(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245232(PQKBWorkID)10176828(PQKB)11083201(DE-B1597)457580(OCoLC)1049632544(OCoLC)1054877620(OCoLC)979953919(DE-B1597)9780674029378(MiAaPQ)EBC3300171(Au-PeEL)EBL3300171(CaPaEBR)ebr10313890(OCoLC)760888901(EXLCZ)99100000000078705420110817d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrShaping the industrial century[electronic resource] the remarkable story of the modern chemical and pharmaceutical industries /Alfred D. Chandler, JrCambridge, MA Harvard University Press20051 online resource Harvard studies in business history ;46Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-01720-X 0-674-03221-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Overview -- PART II. The Chemical Industry -- PART III. The Pharmaceutical Industry -- PART IV. Paths of Learning -- NOTES INDEX -- Notes -- IndexThe dean of business historians continues his masterful chronicle of the transforming revolutions of the twentieth century. He argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. He details these processes for nearly every major chemical and pharmaceutical firm, demonstrating why some companies forged ahead while others failed.Harvard studies in business history ;46.Chemical industryUnited StatesHistoryChemical industryEuropeHistoryPharmaceutical industryUnited StatesHistoryPharmaceutical industryEuropeHistoryBiotechnology industriesUnited StatesElectronic books.Chemical industryHistory.Chemical industryHistory.Pharmaceutical industryHistory.Pharmaceutical industryHistory.Biotechnology industries338.4/766/00973Chandler Alfred D(Alfred Dupont),1918-2007.108630MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455404803321Shaping the industrial century2451031UNINA