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Shaping the Industrial Century : The Remarkable Story of the Evolution of the Modern Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries / Alfred Dupont Chandler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Harvard Studies in Business HistoryPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2005Description: 1 online resource (380 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674029378
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/766/00973
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.

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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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