Constructing Corporate America: History, Politics, Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0199251894
- ISBN-13
- 9780199251896
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 369
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Authors
- David B. Sicilia, Kenneth Lipartito
Description
This collection of cutting-edge research reviews the evolution of the American corporation, the domination trends in the way it has been studied, and at the same time introduces some new perspectives on the historical trajectory of the business organization as a social institution.
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