Dynasties
Subtitle: fortune and misfortune in the world's great family businesses
By: David Landes
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780670885312
Subjects: Family-owned business enterprises; Case studies; Banking institutions; Automobile industries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1: Banking. The Barings : the rise of modern banking ; The Rothschilds : persistence, tenacity, and continuity ; The Morgans : from family dynasty to the partnership of strangers; title: pt. 2: Automobiles. Ford : wheels for everyone ; The Agnellis and Fiat : the Latin pattern ; Peugeot, Renault, and Citroën : French car dynasties ; Toyoda : Toyota and the rise of automobiles in Japan; title: pt. 3: Treasures of the earth. The Rockefellers : luck, virtue, and piety ; The Guggenheims : treasures of earth and sky ; The Schlumberger saga : brains, luck, and good timing; The Wendel : nobility and industry.