Business

From pioneering merchants to the great industrialists, financial geniuses to the most persuasive entrepreneurs, this is a complete introduction to the women and men who have elevated the worlds of business and industry to the awesome levels at which they operate today. Outlining the lives and achievements of figures such as Henry Ford, Bill Gates, and John D. Rockefeller, this little book encompasses those who have captured the public's imagination--as well as those who have just captured their money. The book includes pioneers of new technologies and business models, tenacious entrepreneurs and their expansive empires, and theorists who developed the discipline of strategic business thought.