St. Benedict's Rule offers powerful tools to eliminate negativity in organizations, develop the ultimate in teamwork, use cooperative advantage to win, integrate work and spirituality, and build a kn
"In the 1890s, the Carnegie Veterans Association began as a group of boyhood friends and older Andrew Carnegie steel partners united to share business ideas. It evolved into a powerful secretive netwo
Henry Clay Frick, reviled in his own time, infamous in ours, was blamed for the Johnstown Flood (which killed 2,200 people) as well as the violent Homestead Strike of 1892, and survived an assassinat
"Ford and Carver had a unique friendship and a shared vision. This book details their paths to "green" manufacturing and the start of the chemurgic movement in America. The story shows how capitalism
"The rubber industry was born in bankruptcy and built through bankruptcies. As this history details, many of the great rubber barons--Charles Goodyear, Harvey Firestone, B.F. Goodrich, F.A. Seiberling
Having spent over 20 years researching and writing about key industrialists in the US, Skrabec (business, U. of Findlay, Ohio) noted that he had included none that pioneered the model of today's chief
Skrabec, who specializes in operations management, manufacturing, and globalization and writes books on American industrial history, American capitalism, and business leaders, details the efforts of w
[The book offers a unique view of the populism and republicanism of Ohio and the Midwest, which resulted in the election of Ohio Presidents from 1866 to 1920. Ohio claims eight presidents (one Whig
Throughout history, the use and workmanship of metal has been closely associated with the very notion of civilization. Never was this connection more apparent than during the Metallurgic Age, which co
Skrabec (business and operations management, U. of Findlay) has amassed this encyclopedia condensing the 100 most important events in American business. This text presents a chronological order of eve
The discovery of natural gas around Findlay in 1886 started an industrial rush in northwest Ohio. Within five years, over 100 glass companies had moved into the region for free gas and railroad connec
