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1. Management innovation : essays in the spirit of Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

2. Special issue: Management innovation : essays in the spirit of Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.

3. Management laureates ; volume 1

4. The performance of "Chandlerian enterprises"

5. The opportunities for business history at the beginning of the twenty-first century

6. 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. He argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. He details these processes for nearly every major chemical and pharmaceutical firm, demonstrating why some companies forged ahead while others failed.

7. Introduction - strategy and structure

8. The functions of the HQ unit in the multibusiness firm

9. Shaping the Industrial Century : The Remarkable Story of the Evolution of the Modern Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

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.

10. Scale and Scope : The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism

Intro -- Note to the Paperback Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I - Introduction: Scale and Scope -- 1. The Modern Industrial Enterprise -- 2. Scale, Scope, and Organizational Capabilities -- Part II - The United States: Competitive Managerial Capitalism -- 3. The Foundations of Managerial Capitalism in American Industry -- 4. Creating Organizational Capabilities: Vertical Integration and Oligopolistic Competition -- 5. Expanding Organizational Capbilities: Investment Abroad and Product Diversification in Food and Chemicals -- 6. Expanding Organizational Capbilites: Investment Abroad and Product Diversification in Machinery -- Part III - Great Britain: Personal Capitalism -- 7. The Continuing Commitment to Personal Capitalism in British Industry -- 8. Creating Organizational Capabilites: Success and Failure in the Stable Industries -- 9. Creating Organizational Capabilites: Success and Failure in the Dynamic Industries -- Part IV - Germany: Cooperative Managerial Capitalism -- 10. The Foundations of Managerial Capitalism in German Industry -- 11. Creating Organizational Capabilities: The Lesser Industries -- 12. Creating Organizational Capabilities: The Great Industries -- 13. War and Crises: Recovery in the Lesser Industries -- 14. Recovery in the Great Industries -- Conclusion: The Dynamics of Industrial Capitalism -- Notes -- Credits -- Index.