Shaping the industrial century : the remarkable story of the evolution of the modern chemical and pharmaceutical industries

The dean of business historians continues his masterful chronicle of the transforming revolutions of the twentieth century begun in Inventing the Electronic Century. Alfred Chandler argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategi...

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1. Verfasser: Chandler, Alfred Dupont
Format: E-Book Buch Verlag
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Harvard University Press 2005
Ausgabe:1
Schriftenreihe:Harvard Studies in Business History
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ISBN:9780674017207, 067401720X, 9780674029378, 0674029372, 9780674032217, 0674032217
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I. Overview -- 1. Differences, Concepts, Themes, and Approach -- 2. Evolving Paths of Learning -- II. The Chemical Industry -- 3. The Major American Companies -- 4. The Focused American Companies -- 5. The European Competitors -- 6. The American Competitors -- III. The Pharmaceutical Industry -- 7. The American Companies: The Prescription Path -- 8. The American Companies: The Over-the-Counter Path -- 9. The American and European Competitors -- 10. Commercializing Biotechnology -- IV. Paths of Learning -- 11. The Three Revolutions: Industrial, Information, and Biotechnology -- Notes -- Index
  • PART II. The Chemical Industry
  • NOTES INDEX --
  • Index
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  • PART III. The Pharmaceutical Industry
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  • PART IV. Paths of Learning
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART I. Overview
  • Frontmatter --
  • Preface
  • Notes