Rise of Western Modern Enterprises (Revised Edition)

Author: (USA) Blackfoud, M.G. (Author), Suo Jian (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This is a newly revised and updated version. The book analyzes and compares the development and changes of enterprises and corporate systems in the UK, USA, and Japan from the pre-industrial era to the present, with a particular focus on the 20th century. It relatively less covers the relevant content of Germany. Since the development of enterprises is deeply influenced by their environment, the book also focuses on the connections between enterprise development and changes in politics, society, and culture. At the same time, the book presents an insightful perspective on the commonalities and individualities of global enterprise development: commonalities stem from the technological and economic driving forces generated by industrialization, while individualities arise from the environment of the country where the enterprise is located—legal, political, and social norms, as well as the decisive influence of culture. Through the study of manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises, the exploration of the development of large and small enterprises, and the evaluation of the importance of labor and the government in the enterprise development of the aforementioned four countries, the book further highlights the diversity and complexity of enterprise development. Mance G. Blackfoud, a former president of the Business History Association, taught the history of American business and comparative business history at the State University of New York at Columbia. His book "The Growth and Innovation of Small Business in America" has been published in China.