The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812972872 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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By comparison, the modern company is a bastion of restraint and morality. Moreover, the authors argue that for all the change companies have engendered over time, their force has been for an aggregate good.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Considering the astounding impact companies have had on every corner of civilization, it's amazing that the development of the institution has been largely unexamined. Companies were behind the slave trade, opium and imperialism, and the British East India Company ruled the subcontinent with its standing army of native troop
Companies made interesting There are few creatures more vilified in today's world than corporations. For some, companies are the instruments of evil, they exist to profit at the expense of ordinary people, and their chief executives are defamed for their greed and ambition. All the same, most people live off the checks they receive from those evil beasts; and, being the CEO of a large company offers comparable prestige with other esteemed professions.Wrestling with these competing images of corporation. "The Triumphalist History of the Company" according to Ricky Hunter. The authors, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, have squeezed 5,000 years of business history into The Company (A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea), the newest addition to the important series, Modern Library Chronicles. I approached this particular edition was some trepidation as the subject matter seemed a little dry (there is, after all, a chapter called "The Triumph of Managerial Capitalism".) The book is more interesting than expected and is written with some . "An large amount of information in a short, concise, and well written book" according to Reed Douglas. I have to write a report on the History of American Business, and chose this book as a guide as to where to do further research. I chose well. This book is amazing. Adrian Wooldridge really should continue writing even more books than he already has. This book gives great insight into the history of business without droning on and on in any one specific area. After reading this book, you are a better person simply because you feel like you just too an introductory course on b
From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of history’s great catalysts for good and evil. Chosen by BusinessWeek as One of the Top Ten Business Books of the YearWith apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. In a “fast-paced and well-written” work (Forbes), the authors reveal how innovations such as limitations on liability have permitted companies to rival religions and even states in importance, governing the flow of wealth and controlling human affairs–all while being largely exempt from the rules that govern our lives.The Company is that rare, remarkable book that fills a major gap we scarcely knew existed. With it, we are better able to make sense of the past four centuries, as well as the events of today.