Writing about Business and Industry
Published on 29. June 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-19-507379-9 (ISBN)
Description
Designed as a text for use in composition courses devoted to business and technical writing, this reader includes biographical headnotes, discussion questions, and ideas for writing which will conform to the techniques taught in business writing courses. This anthology of popular, professional and historical writing is modelled after Schneller's OUP book Writing About Science (2nd ed, 1991).
Reviews / Votes
"A volume of thoughtful writing, an utter treasure!"--Linda Loehr, Northeastern UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
472 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-507379-9 (9780195073799)
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Content
Introduction The Inquisitive Spirit Blaise Pascal: Pensee 139 Adam Smith: Of the Division of Labor Meriwether Lewis and William Clark: The Dalles to Walla Walla River Max Weber: The Spirit of Capitalism Friedrich Engels: Competition George Orwell: South Wales B. L. Hutchins: The Working Life of Women Felice N. Schwartz: Management Women and the New Facts of Life Eric Hobsbawn: Man and Woman: Images on the Left Mary Parker Follett: The Essentials of Leadership Henry Ford: What I Learned About Business Robert Sobel: Cyrus Hall McCormick: From Farm Boy to Tycoon The Acquisitive Spirit Richard Goldthwaite: The Wherewithal to Spend: The Economic Background of Renaissance Florence Alfred D. Chandler: The Enduring Logic of Industrial Success Dharma Kumar with Meghnad Desai: The Occupational Structure of India Joseph Grunwald, Leslie Delatour, and Karl Voltaire: Foreign Assembly in Haiti Gary Hamel and C. K. Prahalad: Strategic Intent Arthur Pound: Pouring Ideas into Tin Cans Beatrice Webb: Women and the Factory Acts Stuart Blumin: Black Coats to White Collars: Economic Change, Nonmanual Work, and the Social Structure of Industrializing America Alfred Pritchard Sloan: Co-Ordination by Committee Paul R. Lawrence and Davis Dyer: Autos: On the Thin Edge Andrea Gabor: America Rediscovers W. Edwards Deming Jeffrey Pfeffer: Organizations as Physical Structures Bowen McCoy: The Parable of the Sadhu R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.: From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity Steven C. Wheelwright and W. Earl Sasser, Jr.: The New Product Development Map