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Childs, William R.

American Business Since 1920: How It Worked

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Tells the story of how America’s biggest companies began, operated, and prospered post-World War I

This book takes the vantage point of people working within companies as they responded to constant change created by consumers and technology. It focuses on the entrepreneur, the firm, and the industry, by showing—from the inside—how businesses operated after 1920, while offering a good deal of Modern American social and cultural history. The case studies and contextual chapters provide an in-depth understanding of the evolution of American management over nearly 100 years.

American Business Since 1920: How It Worked presents historical struggles with decision making and the trend towards relative decentralization through stories of extraordinarily capable entrepreneurs and the organizations they led. It covers: Henry Ford and his competitor Alfred Sloan at General Motors during the 1920s; Neil McElroy at Procter & Gamble in the 1930s; Ferdinand Eberstadt at the government’s Controlled Materials Plan during World War II; David Sarnoff at RCA in the 1950s and 1960s; and Ray Kroc and his McDonald’s franchises in the late twentieth century and early twenty-first; and more. It also delves into such modern success stories as Amazon.com, eBay, and Google.

  • Provides deep analysis of some of the most successful companies of the 20th century
  • Contains topical chapters covering titans of the 2000s
  • Part of Wiley-Blackwell’s highly praised American History Series

American Business Since 1920: How It Worked is designed for use in both basic and advanced courses in American history, at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Keywords: American history; life after the Great War; post-World War 1 business; American business; American business in the 20th century; the 1920s; the 1930s; the 1950s; the 1960s; business during the Great Depressions; the New Deal and American business; economics; economics in the 20th century; famous business owners; McDonalds; business success stories; American franchises; successful American companies; American business during World War II; American business after World War II; American business in the late 20th century; famous American corporations; Ford; General Motors; Procter? Boeing; Amazon.co; eBay; Google; successful businesses; successful business models; American success stories; RCA, Business & Society, Twentieth Century & Contemporary History, Business & Society, Twentieth Century & Contemporary History

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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication year
2017
Language
en
Edition
3
Series
The American History Series
Page amount
408 pages
Category
History
Format
Ebook
eISBN (PDF)
9781119097280
Printed ISBN
9781119097297

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