American Corporation Today; Editor: Kaysen, Carl; Hardback; Book

Editor: Kaysen, Carl
Hardback; Book; 13 Line Figures
512 pages
Published: January 1997
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195104927

Kaysen and 19 top business experts from around the country provide a much-needed analysis of American corporate life at the end of the century. Looking at the American corporation from every angle--its postwar history, its relation to the law, its financing, its impact on technological innovations, its role as employer and as a political force, and more--the contributors address such key issues as globalization, politics, benefits, and wages. 13 illustrations.This study examines the many aspects of the large business corporation including its historical evolution, its relation to the law, its financing, its contribution to technology, its role as employer, race and gender issues within it and its role as political actor.