This book focuses on the business story of Walt Disney and the company he built. Combining a unique blend of entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation, and a relentless drive to bring out the best in his teams, Walt Disney created one of the most successful ventures in business h…
"The original Bloomberg by Bloomberg was published in 1997 and focused primarily on the genesis of the financial software, data, and media company, Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg began his career at the securities brokerage Salomon Brothers, before forming Bloomberg L.P. in 1981 and s…
Who exactly are China's new rich? This pioneering investigation introduces readers to the private lives--and the nightlives--of the powerful entrepreneurs and managers redefining success and status in the city of Chengdu. Over the course of more than three years, anthropologist …
Based on years of research, hundreds of field interviews, and a sweeping nationwide survey of private entrepreneurs, this text explodes the conventional wisdom about the relationship between economic liberalism and political freedom.
Based on years of research, hundreds of field interviews, and a sweeping nationwide survey of private entrepreneurs, this text explodes the conventional wisdom about the relationship between economic liberalism and political freedom.
In the bustling cities of the mid-nineteenth century Northeast, young male clerks working in commercial offices and stores were on the make, persistently seeking wealth, respect, and self-gratification. Yet these strivers and "counter jumpers" discovered that claiming the identi…