Business History

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Silicon Valley North From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Howitt examines the growth of Kitchener-Waterloo’s growing reputation as a tech leader from the perspective of several staff and executives of other tech companies in the area.	Chuck Howitt	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Silver Lining From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Howitt outlines the years following BlackBerry’s collapse, noting how many of the talented and educated tech workers BlackBerry was forced to lay off stayed in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, …	Chuck Howitt	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Stairs and Beaverbrook From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1902-1910 . Looks at the partnership between John F. Stairs and William Maxwell Aitken (the future Lord Beaverbrook). The establishment of the Royal Securities Corporation, John F’s …	James D. Frost	49	2003	$4.90 Add
From Swinging for the Fences From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Howitt touches on the Unviersity of Waterloo and how it has developed into one of the most respected technology and business schools in Canada, in large part thanks to BlackBerry’s …	Chuck Howitt	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From NEW! The Baseline for Data-driven Decision-making From: Shifting the Balance View ECW Press	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 discusses how successful …	Mark Schrutt	9	2021	$0.90 Add
From NEW! The Battle Between Data and Intuition From: Shifting the Balance View ECW Press	Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. This chapter discusses the two conflicting approaches …	Mark Schrutt	6	2021	$0.60 Add
From NEW! The Consequences of Being Information Poor From: Shifting the Balance View ECW Press	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. This chapter discusses what can …	Mark Schrutt	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From The Fall From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Examines BlackBerry’s precipitous fall, which evenutally resulted in Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie’s exit from the company.	Chuck Howitt	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From The Financier From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1897-1901. Examines some of John F Stair’s work as a financier with focus paid to manufacturing, industrial endeavors, and shipbuilding	James D. Frost	26	2003	$2.60 Add
From The Imports From: BlackBerry Town View James Lorimer and Company	Covers RIM’s recruitment of new employees as the company continues its incredible growth. Specifically examines the case of Dietmar Wennemer and Mark Pecen.	Chuck Howitt	13	2019	$1.30 Add
From NEW! The Last Eighteenth-Century “Indian War,” the Opportunistic Origins of Capitalist Accumulation, and the Beginnings of Banking The Other Meanings of 1812 From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses the effect of the War of 1812 on relations between the colonial rulers and Indigenous populations as well as economic opportunities presented and the creation of a colonial …	Bryan D. Palmer	9	2024	$0.90 Add
From NEW! The Moneyball Question From: Shifting the Balance View ECW Press	Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. This chapter explores the case of Sabermetrics and …	Mark Schrutt	10	2021	$1.00 Add
From The Patriarch From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1797-1865. Focuses on the life of William Stairs known as the patriarch of the Stairs family. The chapter looks at the fortune to be made in shipping, the struggles the family had, …	James D. Frost	33	2003	$3.30 Add
From NEW! The Redesign of Decision Making From: Shifting the Balance View ECW Press	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 discussed in this chapter …	Mark Schrutt	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From NEW! The Rise of the Institutional State in the Mid-Nineteenth Century From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890 View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter outlines the beginning of banking in nineteenth century Canada, along with institutions of control such as penitentiaries, police forces, houses of industry, asylums and schools.	Bryan D. Palmer	13	2024	$1.30 Add
NEW! The Shopify Story How a Startup Rocketed to E-commerce Giant by Empowering Millions of Entrepreneurs ECW Press	Larry MacDonald investigates the factors behind Shopify’s growth, now the second-largest e-commerce platform in North America. Meet the company’s major players, such as co-founder …	Larry MacDonald	282	2024	View