LEADER 03388nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910778531103321 005 20230617001738.0 010 $a0-674-02939-9 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674029392 035 $a(CKB)1000000000815987 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000339322 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11929390 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339322 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10323904 035 $a(PQKB)10227655 035 $a(OCoLC)646811369 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300176 035 $a(DE-B1597)457579 035 $a(OCoLC)464571888 035 $a(OCoLC)979752343 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674029392 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300176 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10313895 035 $a(OCoLC)923109947 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000815987 100 $a20110913d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInventing the electronic century$b[electronic resource] $ethe epic story of the consumer electronics and computer industries /$fAlfred D. Chandler, Jr. with the assistance of Takashi Hikino and Andrew von Nordenflycht 210 $aCambridge,MA $cHarvard University Press$dc2005 215 $axvii, 321 p. $cill 225 1 $aHarvard studies in business history ;$v47 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-01805-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tAcknowledgments --$tContents --$tPreface to the Paperback Edition --$t1. Introduction: Concepts and Approach --$t2. Consumer Electronics: The United States- The Creation and Destruction of a National Industry --$t3. Consumer Electronics: Japan's Paths to Global Conquest --$t4. Mainframes and Minicomputers: The Computer Industry Created in the United States --$t5. The Microprocessor Revolution: The Computer Industry Recast in the United States --$t6. The National Competitors: Europe's Computer Industries Die, Japan's Industry Challenges --$t7. The Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries as the Electronic Century Begins --$t8. The Significance of the Epic Story --$tAppendices --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aConsumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. traces their origins and worldwide development. From electronics prime mover RCA in the 1920's to Sony and Matsushita's dramatic rise in the 1970's; from IBM's dominance in computer technology in the 1950's to Microsoft's stunning example of the creation of competitive advantage, this masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology. 410 0$aHarvard studies in business history ;$v47. 606 $aElectronic industries 606 $aComputer industry 606 $aCompetition, International 615 0$aElectronic industries. 615 0$aComputer industry. 615 0$aCompetition, International. 676 $a338.47621381 686 $aQR 700$2rvk 700 $aChandler$b Alfred D$g(Alfred Dupont),$f1918-2007.$0108630 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778531103321 996 $aInventing the electronic century$93867751 997 $aUNINA