Business adventures : twelve classic tales from the world of Wall Street

Brooks, John, 1920-1993, author.

Book 2014

From Wall Street to Main Street, John Brooks, longtime contributor to the New Yorker, brings to life in vivid fashion twelve classic and timeless tales of corporate and financial life in America. What do the $50 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was define...

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ISBN:

9781497644892
1497644895

Description:

iv, 459 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

The fluctuation: the little crash in '62
The fate of the Edsel: a cautionary tale
The federal income tax: its history and peculiarities
A reasonable amount of time: insiders at Texas Gulf Sulphur
Xerox Xerox Xerox Xerox
Making the customers whole: the death of a president
The impacted philosophers: non-communication at GE
The last great corner: a company called Piggly Wiggly
A second sort of life: David E. Lilienthal, businessman
Stockholder season: annual meetings and corporate power
One free bite: a man, his knowledge, and his job
In defense of sterling: the bankers, the pound, and the dollar

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1044355

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