Seven business innovators and the empires they built.
The pre-eminent business historian of our time, Richard S. Tedlow, examines seven grea... read full description
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Jan 12, 2008
Dan
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Richard Tedlow writes great biographies of business leaders. This book address seven of them who built empires. I read the book, in part, to expand my understanding of how leader behavior correlates to organizational performance. I had some basic questions: does being nice matter (think Robert Noyce)? Is being an ass bad for your organization (think Henry Ford)? As you might expect, the answers are yes and yes. Dr. Tedlow does not oversimplify the answers, however, nor does he oversimplify the p
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Jul 29, 2007
Patrick
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If you've never red a business history book and don't know anything about guys like Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Sam Walton, Thomas Watson, etc., then this might be OK to get start. But if you are familiar with them, then you've won't learn much here.
I read to learn more about the careers of George Eastman, Carles Revson, and Robert Noyce. But there are better, more detailed books out there on these businessmen.
A survey, mainly.
I read to learn more about the careers of George Eastman, Carles Revson, and Robert Noyce. But there are better, more detailed books out there on these businessmen.
A survey, mainly.
Jan 24, 2007
Otis
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Inspiring profiles of 7 great businessmen: Andrew Carnegie, Thomas J. Watson, George Eastman, Robert Noyce, Charles Revson, Sam Walton, and Henry Ford. The author is an HBS professor.
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