The Puritan gift : reclaiming the American dream amidst global financial chaos /: reclaiming the American dream amidst global financial chaos. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kenneth Hopper and William Hopper.
• Authors: Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Hopper, W. J (William Joseph), 1929-
• Contents: List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Part I: Origins; 1 The Puritan Origins of American Managerial Culture; 2 The Great Migration of the 1630s; 3 'Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way'; 4 The Profound Influence of French Technology; Part II: Rise; 5 Colonel Roswell Lee Designs the Prototype; 6 Dan McCallum Creates the Multidivisional Corporation; 7 Frederick W. Taylor Reorganizes the Factory Floor; 8 Pierre du Pont Invents the Modern Manufacturing Company; Part III: Triumph; 9 The Golden Age of American Management (1920-1970).
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris Distributed in the USA and Canada by Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 334 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.00973; Puritans -- United States -- Influence; Industrial management -- United States -- History; Industrial management -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- History; Industrial management; Industrial management -- Moral and ethical aspects; Puritans -- Influence; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0857715976; 9780857715975; 9780857730183; 0857730185
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-324) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.