The generations of Corning [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of a global corporation / / Davis Dyer, Daniel Gross
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Dyer Davis
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| Titolo: |
The generations of Corning [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of a global corporation / / Davis Dyer, Daniel Gross
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (553 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.762 |
| 338.7660973 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Conglomerate corporations - United States |
| Altri autori: |
GrossDaniel <1967->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-489) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
| 9 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A history of Corning Incorporated, chronicling how one of the oldest business enterprises in the world maintained its place as a global leader in technology for over 150 years. It tells the stories of its founding family, the inventors, and the adventures, behind Corning's achievements. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The generations of Corning |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770299-6 |
| 1-280-53116-9 | |
| 0-19-803231-5 | |
| 1-4294-0400-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910777613703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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