Shaping the industrial century [[electronic resource] ] : the remarkable story of the modern chemical and pharmaceutical industries / / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

• Autore: Chandler Alfred D (Alfred Dupont), <1918-2007.>
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 338.4/766/00973
• Soggetto topico: Chemical industry - United States - History; Chemical industry - Europe - History; Pharmaceutical industry - United States - History; Pharmaceutical industry - Europe - History; Biotechnology industries - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Shaping the industrial century
• ISBN: 0-674-26260-3; 0-674-02937-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778172303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Harvard studies in business history ; ; 46.