Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox
Gebonden Engels 2006 9780471998358Samenvatting
"Charley Ellis has written a magnificent portrait, capturing the indomitable spirit of Joe Wilson and his instinctive understanding of the need for and commercial usefulness of a transforming imaging technology. Joe Wilson and his extraordinary team, which I had the good fortune to first meet in 1960, epitomized the wonderful observation of George Bernard Shaw who said, ′Some look at things that are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were and ask why not?′
Xerox and xerography are not only a part of our vocabulary, but part of our everyday life. Charley Ellis gives the reader a poignant understanding of just how this happened through the life, adventures, critical business decisions, and dreams of Joseph Wilson and a cadre of remarkable individuals.
This book will surely join the library of memorable biographies that capture the building of America into a risk–tolerant, technologically sophisticated, idea–oriented society that thrives by understanding what Charles Darwin really said:
′Survival will be neither to the strongest of the species, nor to the most intelligent, but to those most adaptable to change.′"
Frederick Frank, Vice Chairman, Lehman Brothers Inc.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
<p>Foreword<br />by Joel Podolny, Dean, Yale School of Management xv</p>
<p>1 Early Years 1</p>
<p>2 Peggy 13</p>
<p>3 The Thirties 19</p>
<p>4 Years of Struggle 29</p>
<p>5 Chet Carlson 39</p>
<p>6 Battelle 51</p>
<p>7 Contact Just Barely 57</p>
<p>8 Sol Linowitz 67</p>
<p>9 Toward Xerox 79</p>
<p>10 The University 97</p>
<p>11 Worst of Times, Best of Times 111</p>
<p>12 Joe Wilson 131</p>
<p>13 IBM, RCA, and GE 135</p>
<p>14 Gathering Strength in Finance 147</p>
<p>15 Building the Organization 157</p>
<p>16 Going International 177</p>
<p>17 Going It Alone 191</p>
<p>18 5¢ 199</p>
<p>19 The 914 209</p>
<p>20 Go! 225</p>
<p>21 Getting on Message 239</p>
<p>22 Xerox: Zoom–Zoom 259</p>
<p>23 Fuji–Xerox 267</p>
<p>24 Challenges of Success 275</p>
<p>25 Minister Florence 289</p>
<p>26 LIFE 301</p>
<p>27 Public Service 315</p>
<p>28 Winding Down 325</p>
<p>29 No Longer CEO 337</p>
<p>30 At the Rockefellers 353</p>
<p>Afterword 359</p>
<p>Joe Wilson: In His Own Words 371</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 377</p>
<p>Index 381</p>
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