Masters of Enterprise: Giants of American Business from John Jacob Astor and J. P. Morgan to Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 1109
Author(s):  
A. Slaven ◽  
H. W. Brands
Keyword(s):  
American Business ◽  
Oprah Winfrey ◽  
Bill Gates

A Survey of Business Historians on America's Greatest Entrepreneurs

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blaine McCormick ◽  
Burton W. Folsom
Keyword(s):  
American History ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Business History ◽  
American Business ◽  
Bill Gates ◽  
Henry Ford

We surveyed fifty-eight professors of history and management to develop a ranking of the greatest entrepreneurs and businesspeople in American history. The goal of this research is to begin an ongoing conversation about what constitutes “greatness” in American business history, and, in particular, how academics perceive greatness among business leaders. The results were predictable: Henry Ford topped the list, followed by Bill Gates, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Thomas Edison. We also surveyed these scholars regarding greatest female and most underrated entrepreneur or businessperson in American history to make the exercise more interesting.

scholarly journals LEITURA DE SUCESSO

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Barbosa Soares ◽  
Damião Boucher
Keyword(s):  
Oprah Winfrey ◽  
Bill Gates

Este artigo tem por principal objetivo analisar o como e o que se diz da leitura, especialmente no tocante à leitura como lugar privilegiado de engendramento de efeitos de sucesso. Para tanto, recenseamos algumas importantes concepções de leitura e suas respectivas relações com a formação do leitor e cotejamo-las com os dizeres contemporâneos sobre o referido objeto, a fim de viabilizar os diferentes trajetos entre a leitura como “gesto de ler o mundo” e como “ascensão econômica”. Para tal empreendimento, utilizaremos o referencial teórico-metodológico da Análise do Discurso de linha pecheutiana para compreendermos como tais dizeres sobre a leitura formam uma rede de sentidos (sobre o livro, a leitura e especificamente a literatura de autoajuda) que se entrecruzam de tal forma a transformar a leitura em um objeto indispensável para que o sujeito-leitor seja bem-sucedido. Como corpus, analisamos, em filigrana, os dizeres da matéria publicada pela revista-online, Época negócios, intitulada O hábito que ajudou Bill Gates, Warren Buffett e Oprah Winfrey alcançarem o sucesso, de 10 de agosto de 2016, bem como outros recortes de diferentes veículos midiáticos, com vistas a apontar como essas redes de sentidos funcionam para construir efeitos de sucesso.

Estimates of Ten Multiple Intelligences

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 245-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Furnham ◽  
Thomas Li-Ping Tang ◽  
David Lester ◽  
Rory O'Connor ◽  
Robert Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Bill Clinton ◽  
The Self ◽  
Tony Blair ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
American Students ◽  
Bill Gates ◽  
Nationality Differences

A total of 253 British and 318 American students were asked to make various estimates of overall intelligence as well as Gardner's (1999a) new list of 10 multiple intelligences. They made these estimations (11 in all) for themselves, their partner, and for various well-known figures such as Prince Charles, Tony Blair, Bill Gates, and Bill Clinton. Following previous research there were various sex and nationality differences in self-estimated IQ: Males rated themselves higher on verbal, logical, spatial, and spiritual IQ compared to females. Females rated their male partner as having lower verbal and spiritual, but higher spatial IQ than was the case when males rated their female partners. Participants considered Bill Clinton (2 points) and Prince Charles (5 points) less intelligent than themselves, but Tony Blair (5 points) and Bill Gates (15 points) more intelligent than themselves. Multiple regressions indicated that the best predictors of one's overall IQ estimates were logical, verbal, existential, and spatial IQ. Factor analysis of the 10 and then 8 self-estimated scores did not confirm Gardner's classification of multiple intelligences. Results are discussed in terms of the growing literature in the self-estimates of intelligence, as well as limitations of that approach.

The State of Asian American Businesses

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Diem Tran ◽  
OiYan Poon
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minorities ◽  
Asian American ◽  
The State ◽  
Business Success ◽  
American Business ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Business Ownership ◽  
Careful Scrutiny ◽  
Potential Factors ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Business success is a dominant theme in the Asian American narrative. However, Asian American entrepreneurship is more complex and multilayered than commonly believed and requires careful scrutiny. This brief examines the state of Asian American business ownership between 2005 and 2007. Findings suggest that although Asian Americans form businesses at higher rates than other racial/ethnic minorities, Asian American business ownership and outcomes continue to trail those of non-Hispanic whites. Potential factors contributing to racial/ethnic gaps and policy recommendations are discussed.

The Cellophane Wall

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
American Business ◽  
Women Filmmakers ◽  
American Film ◽  
Business Enterprise ◽  
Collaborative Models ◽  
Bette Davis ◽  
Studio System ◽  
Film Authorship ◽  
Over Time

Between 1924 and 1954, Hollywood was, more than any other American business enterprise, enriched by women: women’s pictures, women audiences and fans, and women filmmakers. McLean, Head, McCall, Davis, Harrison, Hopper, and many other Hollywood women offered collaborative models of the studio system. These are difficult concepts for film historians to face. Recognizing that the Hollywood studio system enabled women’s careers between 1924 and 1954 forces a reconsideration of two ideologies that have held sway over American film and cultural history: the “great man” theory of film authorship, and the assumption that things for Hollywood’s women have improved over time, due to our faith in “progressive” history. Today, women trying to break into the industry are told that although things are difficult and women are not represented equally in the creative professions, the situation has improved since the bad old studio days. “Bunk!” as Bette Davis would have said.

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