Business History
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  DénouementFrom: Merchant Princes |
Traces the last years of the family companies to the eventual sale in 1973 after Arthur Stair’s death with no one ready to take over the family businesses | James D. Frost | 24 | 2003 | $2.40 Add |
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From Down to Business in the “New” CanadaFrom: Merchant Princes |
1867-1906. Examines how the family adapted to the new canada after confederation. The ropemaking business, the final days of wood, wind and sail, their shipping agency busines, looks at the union … | James D. Frost | 36 | 2003 | $3.60 Add |
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From  Engineers for HireFrom: BlackBerry Town |
Discusses the early staff additions at Research in Motion, most notably the addition of Jim Balsillie. Reviews the development of RIM during the late 1980s and early 1990s. | Chuck Howitt | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From EpilogueFrom: Merchant Princes |
Gives a brief look at what happened to the family firms after the sale | James D. Frost | 8 | 2003 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! EpilogueFrom: The Shopify Story |
This chapter summarizes the major players, events, and decisions that led to Shopify’s growth and success. Authors notes are also included. | Larry MacDonald | 53 | 2024 | $5.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Exploding the Data UniverseFrom: Shifting the Balance |
Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. Case studies in this chapter include businesses like … | Mark Schrutt | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
 Fight or SubmitStanding Tall in Two Worlds |
In the opening to his memoir, Grand Chief Ron Derrickson says his “story is not a litany of complaints but a list of battles” that he has fought. And he promises he will not be overly … | Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 285 | 2020 | View |
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From NEW! Finding Balance Between Data and IntuitionFrom: Shifting the Balance |
Readings in part 3 of this text explore how data-driven organizations share core values and how businesses can build connections with their data. | Mark Schrutt | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Forces at WorkFrom: Shifting the Balance |
Readings in part 2 of this text explore what it takes to be a data-driven organization that relies on facts and doesn’t make decisions based on instinct. Topics covered in this chapter … | Mark Schrutt | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! ForewordFrom: Shifting the Balance |
The introduction of this text provides an overview of the content of the book. Topics include how data-driven decision making is disrupting a variety of industries and how business leaders and … | Mark Schrutt | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From ForewordFrom: Fight or Submit |
Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add | |
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From  NEW! From the Oil Shock to the National Energy Policy: Petro Panic in the 1970s and 1980s |
This chapter examines postwar Canadian energy policy, including the controverial National Energy Policy of the Pierre Trudeau government and the Alberta resistance. Palmer outlines how … | Bryan D. Palmer | 13 | 2026 | $1.30 Add |
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From Going MobileFrom: BlackBerry Town |
Howitt details the creation and rollout of the Inter@ctive Pager 900. Examines the leadup to Research in Motion’s first smartphone. | Chuck Howitt | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Having a Direct Connection with CustomersFrom: Shifting the Balance |
Readings in part 3 of this text explore how data-driven organizations share core values and how businesses can build connections with their data. This chapter explores how data can be used to … | Mark Schrutt | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Informed, Enhanced, and Driven DataFrom: Shifting the Balance |
Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. Topics discussed in this chapter include the role of … | Mark Schrutt | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: The Shopify Story |
MacDonald introduces Shopify Inc., describing the company’s expansion since its formation in 2006 and the role CEO Tobias Lütke and Shopify’s executive team played in the … | Larry MacDonald | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
