LEADER 03029nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910813523103321 005 20240416150031.0 010 $a0-674-26260-3 010 $a0-674-02937-2 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674029378 035 $a(CKB)1000000000787054 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000245232 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12043546 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245232 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10176828 035 $a(PQKB)11083201 035 $a(DE-B1597)457580 035 $a(OCoLC)1049632544 035 $a(OCoLC)1054877620 035 $a(OCoLC)979953919 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674029378 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300171 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10313890 035 $a(OCoLC)760888901 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300171 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000787054 100 $a20110817d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aShaping the industrial century $ethe remarkable story of the modern chemical and pharmaceutical industries /$fAlfred D. Chandler, Jr 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aHarvard studies in business history ;$v46 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-01720-X 311 $a0-674-03221-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPART I. Overview -- $tPART II. The Chemical Industry -- $tPART III. The Pharmaceutical Industry -- $tPART IV. Paths of Learning -- $tNOTES INDEX -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aThe dean of business historians continues his masterful chronicle of the transforming revolutions of the twentieth century. He argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. He details these processes for nearly every major chemical and pharmaceutical firm, demonstrating why some companies forged ahead while others failed. 410 0$aHarvard studies in business history ;$v46. 606 $aChemical industry$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aChemical industry$zEurope$xHistory 606 $aPharmaceutical industry$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPharmaceutical industry$zEurope$xHistory 606 $aBiotechnology industries$zUnited States 615 0$aChemical industry$xHistory. 615 0$aChemical industry$xHistory. 615 0$aPharmaceutical industry$xHistory. 615 0$aPharmaceutical industry$xHistory. 615 0$aBiotechnology industries 676 $a338.4/766/00973 700 $aChandler$b Alfred D$g(Alfred Dupont),$f1918-2007.$0108630 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813523103321 996 $aShaping the industrial century$94065866 997 $aUNINA