Wedgwood
the first tycoon
by Brian Dolan
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.
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Biography, Potters, Industrialists, Wedgwood, Josiah, -- 1730-1795, Wedgwood, josiah, 1730-1795People
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Wedgwood: The First Tycoon
October 7, 2004, Viking Adult
Hardcover
in English
0670033464 9780670033461
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-388) and index.
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