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- Book Title
- The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business
- ISBN
- 9780674940529
- Subject Area
- Business & Economics, History
- Publication Name
- Visible Hand : the Managerial Revolution in American Business
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Subject
- General, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, United States / General
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Weight
- 13 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 624 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674940520
ISBN-13
9780674940529
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1109600
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Publication Name
Visible Hand : the Managerial Revolution in American Business
Language
English
Subject
General, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, United States / General
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Business historians have tended to be more attracted by the great entrepreneurs--the robber barons of industry--than by the institutions they created. Professor Chandler has corrected this bias by writing a masterly account of the rise of the modern business enterprise and the methods of running it., Business historians have tended to be more attracted by the great entrepreneurs-the robber barons of industry-than by the institutions they created. Professor Chandler has corrected this bias by writing a masterly account of the rise of the modern business enterprise and the methods of running it., Alfred Chandler has produced an extremely valuable account of the development of the large managerial firm. How-and why-did the visible hand of management supersede the invisible hand of market coordination? The study provides a rich empirical basis for work on the new frontier of industrial organization concerned with the determinants of the boundaries of the firm and the nature of interorganizational coordination in the large region between impersonal markets and complete integration., This very important work of historical synthesis by Harvard's premier business historian should be read not only by economists and historians, but also by middle and top managers of the modern, integrated corporation., Business historians have tended to be more attracted by the great entrepreneurs'e"the robber barons of industry'e"than by the institutions they created. Professor Chandler has corrected this bias by writing a masterly account of the rise of the modern business enterprise and the methods of running it., Alfred Chandler has produced an extremely valuable account of the development of the large managerial firm. How--and why--did the visible hand of management supersede the invisible hand of market coordination? The study provides a rich empirical basis for work on the new frontier of industrial organization concerned with the determinants of the boundaries of the firm and the nature of interorganizational coordination in the large region between impersonal markets and complete integration., The Visible Hand is a revolutionary work. Business history in the past was largely about entrepreneurs--either as 'robber barons' or 'industrial statesmen.' Chandler shifts the spotlight from the promoters to the managers...The Visible Hand is a superb book--a triumph of creative synthesis., A monumental effort summarizing much of what is known about the rise of the managerial class... Chandler deserves a wide audience., The Visible Hand is a revolutionary work. Business history in the past was largely about entrepreneurs-either as 'robber barons' or 'industrial statesmen.' Chandler shifts the spotlight from the promoters to the managers... The Visible Hand is a superb book-a triumph of creative synthesis., Chandler's book is a major contribution to economics, as well as to business history, because it provides powerful insights into the ways in which the imperatives of capitalism shaped at least one aspect of the business world'e"its tendency to grow into giant companies in some industries but not into others., Alfred Chandler has produced an extremely valuable account of the development of the large managerial firm. How'e"and why'e"did the visible hand of management supersede the invisible hand of market coordination? The study provides a rich empirical basis for work on the new frontier of industrial organization concerned with the determinants of the boundaries of the firm and the nature of interorganizational coordination in the large region between impersonal markets and complete integration., The Visible Hand is a revolutionary work. Business history in the past was largely about entrepreneurs'e"either as 'robber barons' or 'industrial statesmen.' Chandler shifts the spotlight from the promoters to the managers'e¦ The Visible Hand is a superb book'e"a triumph of creative synthesis., Chandler's book is a major contribution to economics, as well as to business history, because it provides powerful insights into the ways in which the imperatives of capitalism shaped at least one aspect of the business world-its tendency to grow into giant companies in some industries but not into others., A monumental effort summarizing much of what is known about the rise of the managerial class...Chandler deserves a wide audience., A monumental effort summarizing much of what is known about the rise of the managerial class'e¦ Chandler deserves a wide audience., The Visible Hand is a revolutionary work. Business history in the past was largely about entrepreneurs--either as 'robber barons' or 'industrial statesmen.' Chandler shifts the spotlight from the promoters to the managers... The Visible Hand is a superb book--a triumph of creative synthesis., Chandler's book is a major contribution to economics, as well as to business history, because it provides powerful insights into the ways in which the imperatives of capitalism shaped at least one aspect of the business world--its tendency to grow into giant companies in some industries but not into others.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
658.4/00973
Table Of Content
Introduction: The Visible Hand Modern Business Enterprise Defined Some General Propositions PART I THE TRADITIONAL PROCESSES OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 1. The Traditional Enterprise in Commerce Institutional Specialization and Market Coordination The General Merchant of the Colonial World Specialization in Commerce Specialization in Finance and Transportation Managing the Specialized Enterprise in Commerce Managing the Specialized Enterprise in Finance and Transportation Technological Limits to Institutional Change in Commerce 2. The Traditional Enterprise in Production Technological Limits to Institutional Change in Production The Expansion of Prefactory Production, 1790-1840 Managing Traditional Production The Plantation-an Ancient Form of Large-Scale Production The Integrated Textile Mill-a New Form of Large-Scale Production The Springfield Armory-Another Prototype of the Modern Factory Lifting Technological Constraints PART II THE REVOLUTION IN TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION 3. The Railroads: The First Modern Business Enterprises, 1850s-1860s Innovation in Technology and Organization The Impact of the Railroads on Construction and Finance Structural Innovation Accounting and Statistical Innovation Organizational Innovation Evaluated 4. Railroad Cooperation and Competition, 1870s-1880s New Patterns of Interfirm Relationships Cooperation to Expand Through Traffic Cooperation to Control Competition The Great Cartels The Managerial Role 5. System-Building, 1880s-1900s Top Management Decision Making Building the First Systems System-Building in the 1880s Reorganization and Rationalization in the 1880s Structures for the New Systems The Bureaucratization of Railroad Administration 6. Completing the Infrastructure Other Transportation and Communication Enterprises Transportation: Steamship Lines and Urban Traction Systems Communication: The Postal Service, Telegraph, and Telephone The Organizational Response PART III THE REVOLUTION IN DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION 7. Mass Distribution The Basic Transformation The Modern Commodity Dealer The Wholesale Jobber The Mass Retailer The Department Store The Mail-Order House The Chain Store The Economies of Speed 8. Mass Production The Basic Transformation Expansion of the Factory System The Mechanical Industries The Refining and Distilling Industries The Metal-Making Industries The Metal-Working Industries The Beginnings of Scientific Management The Economies of Speed PART IV THE INTEGRATION OF MASS PRODUCTION WITH MASS DISTRIBUTION 9. The Coming of the Modern Industrial Corporation Reasons for Integration Integration by Users of Continuous-Process Technology Integration by Processors of Perishable Products Intergration by Machinery Makers Requiring Specialized Marketing Services The Followers 10. Integration by the Way of Merger Combination and Consolidation The Mergers of the 1880s Mergers, 1890-1903 The Success and Failure of Mergers 11. Integration Completed An Overview: 1900-1917 Growth by Vertical Integration-a Description Food a
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The role of large-scale business enterprise--big business and its managers--during the formative years of modern capitalism (1850s-1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., sets forth the reasons for the dominance of big business in American transportation, communications, and central sectors of production and distribution., The role of large-scale business enterprise--big business and its managers--during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., the distinguished business historian, sets forth the reasons for the dominance of big business in American transportation, communications, and the central sectors of production and distribution. The managerial revolution, presented here with force and conviction, is the story of how the visible hand of management replaced what Adam Smith called the "invisible hand" of market forces. Chandler shows that the fundamental shift toward managers running large enterprises exerted a far greater influence in determining size and concentration in American industry than other factors so often cited as critical: the quality of entrepreneurship, the availability of capital, or public policy., The role of large-scale business enterprise--big business and its managers--during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., the distinguished business historian, sets forth the reasons for the dominance of big business in American transportation, communications, and the central sectors of production and distribution. The managerial revolution, presented here with force and conviction, is the story of how the visible hand of management replaced what Adam Smith called the 'invisible hand' of market forces. Chandler shows that the fundamental shift toward managers running large enterprises exerted a far greater influence in determining size and concentration in American industry than other factors so often cited as critical: the quality of entrepreneurship, the availability of capital, or public policy.
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