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Shaping the industrial century : the remarkable story of the modern chemical and pharmaceutical industries / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chandler, Alfred D. (Alfred Dupont), 1918-2007.
- Series:
- Harvard studies in business history ; 46.
- Harvard studies in business history ; 46
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemical industry--United States--History.
- Chemical industry.
- Chemical industry--Europe--History.
- Pharmaceutical industry--United States--History.
- Pharmaceutical industry.
- Pharmaceutical industry--Europe--History.
- Biotechnology industries--United States.
- Biotechnology industries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- 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
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674262607
- 0674262603
- 9780674029378
- 0674029372
- OCLC:
- 1049632544
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