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This book tells the story of how and why industrial research was established in America by two large and innovative corporations: General Electric, formed in a merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston in 1892, and the dominant force in the American electrical industry ever since; and American Telephone and Telegraph, the commercial outgrowth of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone. Important lessons can be drawn from the...

"Welch: An American Icon delivers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how this man has become a global symbol of brilliant management, shedding new light on the tactics, style, and personality of the man who made GE a dominating force in world business. Janet Lowe explores the shining successes as well as the darker aspects of Jack Welch's life and work - how he shaped and influenced GE, how he pushed the company into the global marketplace, and how...

This book presents the voice and vision of General Electric's CEO and Chairman of the Board Jack Welch as he gives the insights, visions, and philosophies that have guided Welch throughout his extraordinary career at GE and his post-GE life. This book offers an objective assessment of Welch-from the management principles that helped him soar to the controversy surrounding his compensation package and provides lessons in leadership that cannot be found...

Energy, the master resource, is the world's largest industry and the bedrock of modern life. Without carbon-based energy, in particular, production and consumption as we know it would not exist. During the last 150 years, the United States has been at the forefront of energy development. This book chronicles important swaths of history by focusing on the great entrepreneurs of electricity and natural gas: their lives and labors, their faults and failures,...