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“General Motors had come to own the manufacturers of 70 percent of everything that went into its automobiles—and had become by far the world’s most integrated large business. It was this prototype keiretsu that gave General Motors the decisive advantage, both in cost and in speed, which made it within a few short years both the world’s largest and
... See moreThe Empire had begun life as a fast-freight forwarder, just one of the many companies that Scott and Thomson had created to pick the meatier bones left on the Pennsylvania’s table. Its superb chief executive, Col. Joseph Potts, had built it into a major transportation business in its own right, with a particularly strong position in petroleum. Besi
... See moreCharles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
this latter variable is a significant force in influencing the economics of the firm, its organizational structure, and its positioning in the client and people markets.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
The company prides itself on its role as tenacious change agent, leveraging creative thinking to ask “what if?” and “why not?” to challenge the status quo.
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Luke Stopford Sackville • 1 card
Coke doesn’t try to beat Pepsi by saying how many more cola berries it uses in its mix.6
Hermann Simon • Confessions of the Pricing Man: How Price Affects Everything
Ackman in Full
Is he irreplaceable? Is he the Steve Jobs of JPMorgan Chase?