The vital few : the entrepreneur and American economic progress / Jonathan Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Jonathan R. T.

Series:

Galaxy book ; GB 819.

A Galaxy book ; GB 819

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Entrepreneurship--Biography.

Entrepreneurship.

United States--Biography.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (631 pages)

Edition:

Expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Vital Few, a study of the contribution of entrepreneurs to the American economy, provides portraits of the men and women whose individual enterprise has helped to establish the character of the American businessperson and to carry our economy forward from colonial times. Examining such legendary figures as William Penn, Eli Whitney, Henry Ford, and J. Pierpont Morgan in their social and economic environment, Jonathan Hughes illuminates each period of American economic history and provides insights into the workings of American business and the special qualities required of its super-achiev

Contents:

Cover; Contents; CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Individuals, Events and Economic Change; PART I. THE SEARCH FOR A HAVEN, IDEALISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 2. William Penn and the Holy Experiment; 3. Brigham Young and the Great Basin Kingdom; PART II. THE INVENTORS; 4. Eli Whitney and American Technology; 5. The Wizard of Menlo Park; PART III. CREATIVE DESTRUCTION-THE INNOVATORS; 6. Carnegie and the American Steel Industry; 7. Henry Ford and the Automobile Age; PART IV. THE ARTS OF FINANCE AND CHANGING INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE-THE ORGANIZERS; 8. E. H. Harriman, the Financier and the Railroads

9. J. Pierpont Morgan, the Investment Banker as Statesman; PART V. BUREAUCRACY: THE NEED TO MONITOR AND THE DANGER OF ORGANIZATIONAL GRIDLOCK; 10. Mary Switzer: Well-Mannered Juggernaut; 11. Marriner Eccles: Logician in Wonderland; PART VI. THE AMERICAN LEGACY AND ITS FUTURE; Bibliographical 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; Z

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-19-992324-8

1-280-59474-8

9786613624574

0-19-993813-X

OCLC:

784886724