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The Resource Power failure : the rise and fall of an American icon, William D. Cohan

Power failure : the rise and fall of an American icon, William D. Cohan

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Power failure : the rise and fall of an American icon
Title
Power failure
Title remainder
the rise and fall of an American icon
Statement of responsibility
William D. Cohan
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"The dramatic rise-and unimaginable fall-of America's most iconic corporation by New York Times bestselling author and pre-eminent financial journalist William D. Cohan No company embodied American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial power more spectacularly and more consistently than the General Electric Company. GE once developed and manufactured many of the inventions we take for granted today, nearly everything from the lightbulb to the jet engine. GE also built a cult of financial and leadership success envied across the globe and became the world's most valuable and most admired company. But even at the height of its prestige and influence, cracks were forming in its formidable foundation. In a masterful re-appraisal of a company that once claimed to "bring good things to life," pre-eminent financial journalist William D. Cohan argues that the incredible story of GE's rise and fall is not only a paragon, but also a prism through which we can better understand American capitalism. Beginning with its founding, innovations, and exponential growth through acquisitions and mergers, Cohan plumbs the depths of GE's storied management culture, its pioneering doctrine of shareholder value, and its seemingly hidden blind spots, to reveal that GE wasn't immune from the hubris and avoidable mistakes suffered by many other corporations. In POWER FAILURE, Cohan punctures the myth of GE, exploring in a rich narrative how a once-great company wound up broken and in tatters-a cautionary tale for the ages"--
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11088553
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Cohan, William D
Dewey number
338.7/62130973
Index
index present
LC call number
HD9697.A3
LC item number
U5335 2022
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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  • General Electric Company
  • Electric industries
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the rise and fall of an American icon
Label
Power failure : the rise and fall of an American icon, William D. Cohan
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 759-779) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
on1349337263
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
798 pages
Isbn
9780593084168
Lccn
2022030569
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1349337263
Label
Power failure : the rise and fall of an American icon, William D. Cohan
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 759-779) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1349337263
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
798 pages
Isbn
9780593084168
Lccn
2022030569
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1349337263

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