ISBN:
9781400829743
,
1400829747
,
1282157833
,
9781282157835
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiii, 205 pages)
,
illustrations
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rao, Hayagreeva, 1959- Market rebels
DDC:
303.484
Keywords:
Capitalism Social aspects
;
Social movements
;
Social action
;
Social change
;
Capitalism Social aspects
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Consumer Behavior
;
Capitalism ; Social aspects
;
Social action
;
Social change
;
Social movements
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Great individuals are assumed to cause the success of radical innovations--thus Henry Ford is depicted as the one who established the automobile industry in America. Hayagreeva Rao tells a different story, one that will change the way you think about markets forever. He explains how "market rebels"--Activists who defy authority and convention--are the real force behind the success or failure of radical innovations. Rao shows how automobile enthusiasts were the ones who established the new automobile industry by staging highly publicized reliability races and lobbying governments to enact licen
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index. - Print version record
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