The semiarid plains of western Kansas and eastern Colorado are hardly the setting for an agricultural empire, but it was here that former field hand John Kriss managed G-K Farms for Wichita entrepreneur Ray Garvey. Their enterprise became one of the largest wheat operations on the plains and yielded Kriss a one million [...]
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In 1960 Harvard economics professor Edward Mason edited a landmark book, The Corporation in Modern Society, that investigated the U.S. corporate system and its role in society. One of the contributors to that work was Kaysen, then a Harvard professor but now a professor of political [...]
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Regis (Who Got Einstein’s Office?) here explores the desert community of scientist-cum-entrepreneurs besotted with “intellectual excitement and chaos and seriousness and joy.” Unlike Silicon Valley, Santa Fe’s Info Mesa consists largely of academics channeling pure scientific ideas to business ends. Computer simulations and ever-increasing amounts [...]
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“Fills an important gap in the literature of American business and economic history.” — Choice
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“Fills an important gap in the literature of American business and economic history.”–Choice
order R.G. Dun & Co., 1841$1900: The Development of Credit$Reporting in the [...]
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Kraemer is an economics professor and directs the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organization at the University of California at Irvine. Dedrick is a senior research fellow at that center. They profile the historic development of the global computor industry and consider the industry’s [...]
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A must read for those decision-makers who want to understand these important new markets and what creates and supports them. — Ken Kendall, Rutgers University
In the mid 1990s, the widespread adoption of the web browser led to a rapid commercialization of the Internet. In addition, [...]
From Publishers Weekly
Regis (Who Got Einstein’s Office?) here explores the desert community of scientist-cum-entrepreneurs besotted with “intellectual excitement and chaos and seriousness and joy.” Unlike Silicon Valley, Santa Fe’s Info Mesa consists largely of academics channeling pure scientific ideas to business ends. Computer simulations and ever-increasing amounts [...]
From Booklist
In 1960 Harvard economics professor Edward Mason edited a landmark book, The Corporation in Modern Society, that investigated the U.S. corporate system and its role in society. One of the contributors to that work was Kaysen, then a Harvard professor but now a professor of political [...]
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Joanne has used her extensive business world experiences to put together a very informative primer for those involved in today’s workforce. A necessary read.—Dennis Swanson, EVP and COO, Viacom Television Stations Group
Finally, a mentor for each of us. This is a wonderful guided tour of [...]
Editorial Reviews
New Equipment Digest, Cleveland, OH ,April 2003
“..offers crucial insights [...] to launch and run an e-learning program. The perfect “survival guide” for trainers and managers.
Training, Sept. 2003
“accessible format, good chapter summaires and useful tools..essential for those venturing into [...]
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