Overview

The huge popularity of The Apprentice reflects the degree to which business has emerged as a primary force in popular culture. Not surpisingly, what it takes to succeed in the cutthroat corporate environment is not unlike show business—strong ego, ability to withstand rejection, creativity, and risktaking, to name a few of the requisite qualities. Icons of Business presents 24 entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and mavericks whose influence extends beyond business into society at large. From Martha Stewart to Ben and Jerry, Bill Gates to Anita Roddick, Icons of Business offers indepth profiles of the business leaders whose names and products have become household words. Each profile includes discussion of the subject's background, career, accomplishments, supporters and detractors, and lasting influence. Special features include timelines, sidebars, quotations by and about the subject, photos, company information, publication lists, and print and electronic references. Cross-referenced and indexed, Icons of Business is an essential introduction to the people who mean business.

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Author:   Kateri Drexler
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.451kg
ISBN:  

9780313338625

ISBN 10:   0313338620
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   30 December 2006
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Volume 1 Jeff Bezos Richard Branson Warren Buffett Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield Michael Dell Carly Fiorina Bill Gates Alan Greenspan Andrew Grove Carlos Gutierrez Lee Iacocca Steve Jobs Volume 2 Herb Kelleher Phil Knight Anita Roddick Howard Schultz George Soros Martha Stewart Donald Trump Ted Turner Sam Walton Jack Welch Oprah Winfrey Mohammed Yunus Index

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In this encyclopedia, 23 prominent figures in the contemporary business world are profiled, with discussions of their personalities, career path, leadership style, organizations, skills, and traits, as well as information on biography and their personal lives. How these leaders wield power in the political arena is also discussed, and sections on criticism of them and their future impact are included. Individuals were chosen if their companies were successful market leaders, and they represent a variety of industries. Examples are Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Alan Greenspan, Lee Iacocca, Phil Knight, Martha Stewart, Donald Trump, Sam Walton, and Ted Turner. Quotes, company information, and timelines are incorporated, and information for the entries was drawn from research texts, management books, biographies, autobiographies, interviews, and company websites. -Reference & Research Book News

Author Information

Kateri Drexler is a freelance writer and editorial project manager, specializing in books and teaching/research materials for the educational and training markets. She is also President and Founder of WestSlope IT, Inc., a research and consulting firm in technology training, market analysis, and advertising. She has served as a professor of business administration and marketing at the University of San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador, and has taught business courses at the University of Colorado Graduate School of Business, and has served in a variety of management, marketing, and consulting positions. She is the author or coauthor of several textbooks, including Strategies for Active Citizenship and Keys to Business Success.

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