Itt: The Management of Opportunity

by Robert Sobel

Robert Sobel portrays this giant conglomerate "as an organizing principle and a force more than anything else," but one lacking cohesion.

Hardcover

First published March 1, 2000

About the author

Robert Sobel was an American professor of history at Hofstra University, and a well-known and prolific writer of business histories. He was also a chess Master, who represented the United States at the 1957 and 1958 Student chess Olympiads; he defeated thirteen-year-old future World Champion Bobby Fischer at Montreal 1956.

Despite his prolific writings in business history, he is most famous for his single novel, For Want of a Nail, an alternate history of the United States.

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read and history lesson of one of the truly great conglomerates of the 20th century.