About the book
Americans love “this year’s model,” relying on the “new” to be always “improved.” Enthusiasm for the new, says Stanley Buder, is essential to American business, where innovation and change stoke the engines of economic energy. To really understand the history of business in America, he argues, we must understand the intertwining dynamics of social and business values.
In a history spanning over three hundred years, Buder examines the enveloping expansion of the market economy, the laggardly use of government to modify or control market forces, the rise of consumerism, the shifting role of small business, and much more. He concludes with the explosive development of business in the 1990s and its aftermath of crises and scandals. Along the way, he analyzes the ways American social values foster an entrepreneurial ethos and why the identification of change with progress provides a distinctive and provocative theme in American life.
Buder studies American business as not only an engine of wealth accumulation but also an important generator and reflector of American values. Capitalizing on Change is the first full-length business history in recent years to make this relationship clear.
Editions of Capitalizing on Change
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807832318
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469654225
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807889800
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469605982
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890877215
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890877208
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Americans love “this year’s model,” relying on the “new” to be always “improved.” Enthusiasm for the new, says Stanley Buder, is essential to American business, where innovation and change stoke the engines of economic energy. To really understand the history of business in America, he argues, we must understand the intertwining dynamics of social and business values.
In a history spanning over three hundred years, Buder examines the enveloping expansion of the market economy, the laggardly use of government to modify or control market forces, the rise of consumerism, the shifting role of small business, and much more. He concludes with the explosive development of business in the 1990s and its aftermath of crises and scandals. Along the way, he analyzes the ways American social values foster an entrepreneurial ethos and why the identification of change with progress provides a distinctive and provocative theme in American life.
Buder studies American business as not only an engine of wealth accumulation but also an important generator and reflector of American values. Capitalizing on Change is the first full-length business history in recent years to make this relationship clear.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Capitalizing on Change about?
Americans love “this year’s model,” relying on the “new” to be always “improved.” Enthusiasm for the new, says Stanley Buder, is essential to American business, where innovation and change stoke the engines of economic energy. To really understand the history of business in America, he argues, we must understand the intertwining dynamics of social and business values.
In a history spanning over three hundred years, Buder examines the enveloping expansion of the market economy, the laggardly use of government to modify or control market forces, the rise of consumerism, the shifting role of small business, and much more. He concludes with the explosive development of business in the 1990s and its aftermath of crises and scandals. Along the way, he analyzes the ways American social values foster an entrepreneurial ethos and why the identification of change with progress provides a distinctive and provocative theme in American life.
Buder studies American business as not only an engine of wealth accumulation but also an important generator and reflector of American values. Capitalizing on Change is the first full-length business history in recent years to make this relationship clear.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Capitalizing on Change?
Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Economics > Economic history
Where can I read a sample of Capitalizing on Change?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807832318
How long is Capitalizing on Change and how many pages does it have?
Capitalizing on Change has 556 page(s)
Is Capitalizing on Change part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series The Luther H. Hodges Jr. and Luther H. Hodges Sr. Series on Business, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Capitalizing on Change?
Stanley Buder
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Capitalizing on Change is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807832318) and paperback(ISBN 9781469654225) and ebook(ISBN 9780807889800) and ebook(ISBN 9781469605982) and ebook(ISBN 9798890877215) and pdf(ISBN 9798890877208)
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