About this title: The role of large-scale business enterprise-big business and its managers-during the formative years of modern capitalism is delineated for the first time in this pathmarking book.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1993-01-01
ISBN-13:9780674940529ISBN:0674940520
Description: Fair. Ships with US tracking number. NOtes/underlines to first few pages, water stain and light ripple to top edge of first/last few pages, creases to cover. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1977-01-01
ISBN-13:9780674940512ISBN:0674940512
Description: Very Good. A very nice copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Former library book with discreet markings. DJ shows slight wear and has some tiny tears. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press:
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780674940512ISBN:0674940512
Description: Fine. No dust jacket present. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 608 pages, with Tables, Figures and Appendices. "The title of this book indicates its theme but not its focus or purpose. Its purpose is to examine the changing processes of production and distribution in the United States and the ways in which they have been managed. To achieve this end it focuses on the business enterprise that carried out these processes. The book concentrates specifically on the rise of modern business enterprise and its ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Belknap Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780674940529ISBN:0674940520
Description: Acceptable. -Acceptable: A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but the notes cannot obscure the text. About Austin eBooks Austin eBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service! We add inventory to our store daily, and guarantee order processing and shipment within 2 business days. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780674940529ISBN:0674940520
Description: Fair. Paperback. Not Pretty. Some Staining/Writing; Frayed Corners/Bent Cover. SKU: 23046308 All orders shipped within 1 business day. 14 day money back guarantee ISBN: 9780674940529. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:9780674940529ISBN:0674940520
Description: Good. 0674940520 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition, Second Printing
Binding: Original Cloth
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780674940512ISBN:0674940512
Description: Graphs and Tables. Near Fine in Very Good+/Near Fine jacket. Stated second printing [1978] of first edition [1977] of this extraordinary work of history, the winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for History, by the eminent economic historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. [1918-2007]. Bound in original fire-engine red cloth with spine lettered and ruled in silver; contents clean, binding sturdy. Tan/gray dust jacket lettered in red, black, and white has slight shelfwear and edgewear. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:9780674940529ISBN:0674940520
Description: Good. 0674940520 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"The history of large-scale, integrated corporations, what could be more interesting? The visible hand refers to the changing nature of production and distribution: earlier in the 19th century small, competitive firms doing their thing were regulated by Adam Smith's invisible hand. By the late 19th century, the different units of corporations still produced in a similar manner, but under the umbrella of large-scale corporations and under the watchful eye of a hierarchy of managers."
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