Kategoria BISAC: Biography & Autobiography >> Business

In 1946, Ralph Helstein was the general counsel for the United Packinghouse Workers Union (UPWA), which had become a predominantly black worker organization. At the time there was a divisive left-right split in the union. As the only individual both sides trusted, Helstein was elected president of the union, thus beginning an era of positive change for the UPWA and its workers.

Beyond Helstein's efforts for the UPWA, "Marching with Dr. King: Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America" also examines the involvement of Helstein in the civil rights movement, his personal...

The retail industry has undergone enormous changes during the last thirty years.

But there is one retailer that not only has remained consistent in the fluctuating?even tenuous?market, but also has grown in the process.

More Than a Hobby takes you inside the story of David Green, the man who built the phenomenal success of Hobby Lobby. Green went beyond surviving in a competitive retail market to thriving, ultimately expanding his $600 start-up company into a $1.3 billion per-year enterprise.

Green's incredible accomplishments were based not on business-school...

Drawing on more than ten thousand hitherto unavailable letters and diary entries, bestselling author Niall Ferguson tells the story of Siegmund Warburg, a complex man who was as much a psychologist, a politician, and an actor-manager as a banker. An obsessive perfectionist with an aversion to excessive risk, Warburg-and the S. G. Warburg firm-adopted a financial philosophy that was the antithesis of the debt-fueled, algorithm-driven banking of our time. In High...

For more than seventy years, Riley's Trick Shop has been a source of fun for generations of families who live on the south side of Chicago. Founded in 1937 by Jim and Eleanor Riley, the shop stocks joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, and fake vomit; they greet their customers like old friends. In "Oh Really, Riley?," the owners' son, Jim Riley, details the true story of his family's long-time business.

In 1937, the Riley's dream was simple-to eke out a living during the Great Depression. From before World War II to the dawning of the new millennium, Riley shares how the business managed to...

For more than seventy years, Riley's Trick Shop has been a source of fun for generations of families who live on the south side of Chicago. Founded in 1937 by Jim and Eleanor Riley, the shop stocks joy buzzers, whoopee cushions, and fake vomit; they greet their customers like old friends. In "Oh Really, Riley?," the owners' son, Jim Riley, details the true story of his family's long-time business.

In 1937, the Riley's dream was simple-to eke out a living during the Great Depression. From before World War II to the dawning of the new millennium, Riley shares how the business managed to...

Brown delves into the profound heartbreak and disorientation upon the death of his beloved grandmother - who was his surrogate...

In this series of profiles, author Stephen K. Troy takes a detailed look at people who walked down nontraditional paths to achieve success. Many of these leaders are no longer celebrated or remembered, but their achievements changed the course of business and continue to influence society.

You'll learn about the unassuming billionaire who gave away his entire fortune during his lifetime to better the world. Not everyone is so generous, however; one scoundrel who stole...