LEADER 03316nam 2200709un 450 001 9910968413603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-770299-6 010 $a1-280-53116-9 010 $a0-19-803231-5 010 $a1-4294-0400-0 024 7 $a10.1093/oso/9780195140958.001.0001 035 $a(CKB)1000000000465730 035 $a(EBL)281205 035 $a(OCoLC)476025783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000161496 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11151989 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161496 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10219318 035 $a(PQKB)11633288 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL281205 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10269174 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53116 035 $a(OCoLC)646787712 035 $a(OCoLC)1406783258 035 $a(StDuBDS)9780197702994 035 $a(OCoLC) 45437326 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB162905 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC281205 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000465730 100 $a20021223e20232001 |y | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe generations of Corning $ethe life and times of a global corporation /$fDavis Dyer, Daniel Gross 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (553 p.) 225 1 $aOxford scholarship online 300 $aPreviously issued in print: 2001. 311 08$a0-19-514095-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 GENERATION 327 $a9 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; Y 330 8 $aThe authors present a history of Corning Incorporated, detailing how one of the oldest business enterprises in the world remained the global leader in technology for over 150 years. The stories of its founding family and inventors are included. 410 0$aOxford scholarship online. 606 $aConglomerate corporations$zUnited States 615 0$aConglomerate corporations 676 $a338.762 676 $a338.7660973 700 $aDyer$b Davis$01851860 702 $aGross$b Daniel$f1966- 801 0$bStEdNL 801 2$bUk 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968413603321 996 $aThe generations of Corning$94525042 997 $aUNINA