Tom Levitt

The Business of History

Tales and Lessons from Two Centuries of British Commerce

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Produktbeschreibung

Why are today's businesses as they are? Building on WH Beable's Romance of Great Businesses, a description of 32 significant companies published a century ago, this book explores how some British commercial icons started, evolved and then coped with an ever-more-complex economic environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: London Publishing Partnership
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 164mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781916749368
• ISBN-10: 1916749364
• Artikelnr.: 73817572

Autorenporträt

After a thirteen-year career in parliament (1997-2010) Tom Levitt established himself as a consultant in the field of sustainable and responsible business, a role he now performs at the University of West London. He has written on sustainable business as well as writing fiction and a biography of Frances Perkins, America's first female cabinet member. He is co-founder of a successful social enterprise, Fair for You; a science graduate; a former schoolteacher; a novelist; a playwright; and a season-ticket holder at Brentford FC. He is the author of five books including "The Company Citizen: Good for Business, Planet, Nation and Community" (Routledge, 2018).