
Wedgwood
The First Tycoon
Edición de la obra Wedgwood
| Autor | Brian Dolan |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Viking Adult |
| Fecha de publicación | October 7, 2004 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 416 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780670033461 |
| ISBN-10 | 0670033464 |
| Número de Cutter | D659w |
Wedgwood has been one of the most recognizable brand names in the world for more than two hundred years--the epitome of quality and luxury--and is also the Enlightenment's most remarkable success story. Born into a poor family of potters, Josiah Wedgwood amassed a fortune that would today make him a billionaire, and created a multinational corporate empire. He combined rationality with bold experimentation, revolutionizing the business model of his time with a series of innovations: organizing skilled labor in one of the world's earliest factories; encouraging employee loyalty by offering long-term contracts that included health insurance and pension plans; and changing the very notion of shopping by utilizing showrooms and traveling salesmen.