Written by the world's leading experts, this book provides a consensus of insider views - essential for investors, fund managers, business leaders and consultants.
Written by the world's leading experts, this book provides a consensus of insider views - essential for investors, fund managers, business leaders and...
The General Steam Navigation Company was one of the best-known and best-loved shipping companies on the River Thames, well known for its excursion services. This work presents a story of a traditional shipping company trying to come to terms with the conta
The General Steam Navigation Company was one of the best-known and best-loved shipping companies on the River Thames, well known for its excursion ser...
The English East India Company was the mother of the modern multinational. Its trading empire encircled the globe, importing Asian luxuries such as spices, textiles and teas. But it also conquered much of India with its private army and broke open China's markets with opium. The Company s practices shocked its contemporaries and still reverberate today. "The Corporation That Changed the World" is the first book to reveal the Company s enduring legacy as a corporation. This expanded edition explores how the four forces of scale, technology, finance and regulation drove its spectacular...
The English East India Company was the mother of the modern multinational. Its trading empire encircled the globe, importing Asian luxuries such as...