Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox

图书标准信息

• 作者 Charles D. Ellis 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2006-08
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780471998358
• 定价 282.30元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 404页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"CharleyEllishaswrittenamagnificentportrait,capturingtheindomitablespiritofJoeWilsonandhisinstinctiveunderstandingoftheneedforandcommercialusefulnessofatransformingimagingtechnology.JoeWilsonandhisextraordinaryteam,whichIhadthegoodfortunetofirstmeetin1960,epitomizedthewonderfulobservationofGeorgeBernardShawwhosaid,′Somelookatthingsthatare,andaskwhy?Idreamofthingsthatneverwereandaskwhynot?′Xeroxandxerographyarenotonlyapartofourvocabulary,butpartofoureverydaylife.CharleyEllisgivesthereaderapoignantunderstandingofjusthowthishappenedthroughthelife,adventures,criticalbusinessdecisions,anddreamsofJosephWilsonandacadreofremarkableindividuals.ThisbookwillsurelyjointhelibraryofmemorablebiographiesthatcapturethebuildingofAmericaintoarisk–tolerant,technologicallysophisticated,idea–orientedsocietythatthrivesbyunderstandingwhatCharlesDarwinreallysaid:′Survivalwillbeneithertothestrongestofthespecies,nortothemostintelligent,buttothosemostadaptabletochange.′"—FrederickFrank,ViceChairman,LehmanBrothersInc.

【作者简介】

CHARLESD.ELLISisarecognizedexpertonbusinessmanagement.Forthirtyyears,hewasmanagingpartnerofGreenwichAssociates,theleadingworldwidestrategyconsultanttothefinancialservicesindustry,whichhefoundedandwherehedevelopedcloseworkingrelationshipswithseniorexecutivesatmostofthemajorinvestmentfirmsinNorthAmerica,Asia,andEurope.HisotheractivitiesincludeteachingtheInvestmentManagementcourseatbothYaleSchoolofManagementandHarvardBusinessSchool;chairingCFAInstitute,theinvestmentprofessionals'organization;servingasaDirectorofVanguard;advisingsomeoftheworld'slargestinvestinginstitutions;andchairingtheinvestmentcommitteesattheWhiteheadInstituteandYaleUniversity.Heisoneoftenindividualsrecognizedbytheinvestmentprofessionforlifetimeleadership.AmonghiselevenpriorbooksisCapital:TheStoryofLong-TermInvestmentExcellence(Wiley).

【目录】

IntroductionbyAnneM.Mulcahy,ChairmanandCEOofXeroxCorporation.ForewordbyJoelPodolny,Dean,YaleSchoolofManagement.1EarlyYears.2Peggy.3TheThirties.4YearsofStruggle.5ChetCarlson.6Battelle.7ContactJustBarely.8SolLinowitz.9TowardXerox.10TheUniversity.11WorstofTimes,BestofTimes.12JoeWilson.13IBM,RCA,andGE.14GatheringStrengthinFinance.15BuildingtheOrganization.16GoingInternational.17GoingItAlone.185?19The914.20Go!21GettingonMessage.22Xerox:Zoom-Zoom.23Fuji-Xerox.24ChallengesofSuccess.25MinisterFlorence.26LIFE.27PublicService.28WindingDown.29NoLongerCEO.30AttheRockefellers.Afterword.JoeWilson:InHisOwnWords.Acknowledgments.Index.