The book “ANDREW CARNEGIE and the Rise of Big Business” written by Harold C. Libesay, explains Andrew Carnegies life with chronological events beginning how he and his family moved from Dumferline, Scotland in November of 1835. This books thesis is on how his skills and experienced he learned before starting Carnegie Steel intersect with each other and show how he dominated the steel industry. Carnegie’s industrial career is explained in depth how he acquired the knowledge on how businesses worked, as a manager capitalist then leading into a entrepreneur. The authors purpose I believe was to show not only Carnegies life leading to just Carnegie Steel, but also how determination and hard work can help you achieve success. This book on Andrew Carnegie explains well on in detail how Carnegie’s came to create his dominating steel industry empire.
Public Thinking Analysis Have you ever wondered how technology can help increase the clarity of your writing? In the chapter, “Public Thinking” in the book Smarter Than You Think Clive Thompson (2013), a well- known Canadian journalist promotes online public thinking. Being born in 1968, it is ironic how he supports the use of technology rather than trying to convince his audience the downside of it. Thompson works as a journalist, blogger, and technology writer influences his use of technology and how it inspires better writing through public publishing.
The author of True Biz, Sara Novi, explores the impact of deafness on the connection between parents and children through emotions, actions, and quarrels. In the novel, Charlie is having conflicts with her mother as she is forbidden from learning sign language and is forcing her to improve her English speaking skills. As the story progresses, Charlie’s parents divorce and she attends deaf school upon her father’s permission. Later on, Charlie’s cochlear implant electrocutes her and her mother is persistent in making her get a new one, which frustrates Charlie. On the other hand, Austin is in a loving, mostly deaf family and communication is never a concern.
The free enterprise system gives people with the dream of starting a business the ability to be creative and to aspire to reach their goals. One of the most influential entrepreneurs is Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs set the precedent for the free enterprise system beyond limits. Steve Jobs grew up in a poor family. He ate free meals and turned in coke bottles just to get by each day.
Andrew Carnegie is a captain of industry. Bill Gates is also a captain of industry because they both donated to charity, both wanted people to help themselves , and they command great power within their respective times. Andrew Carnegie by the late 1800’s was one of the so called american titans, these were men who wielded tremendous power. The power these titans wielded was to the extent of forcible electing a president to protect their common interests. This allowed him to later donate more than 300 billion in today's money that was used on teachers and research.
I think that these three men are captains of industry because, they are Philanthropists. One reason is because Eastman donated millions of dollars to a variety of causes, and he opened up a whole new world, movies. Another reason is Rockefeller donated millions of dollars to a variety of causes, and he teamed up with his brother and 2 other men and established the Standard Oil Company. I think Morgan is a Philanthropist because he loaned the federal government more than 60 million dollars. These three men (Eastman, Rockefeller, and Morgan) are Captains of industry because they are
Through his reactions he realized “the market wants one-on-one real time engagement” (Vaynerchuk 2009). His ability to look to the future of business and his timing in the industry has powered creative breakthroughs for his business online. He takes great pride in his ability to have great timing. In Crush It!” he tells his readers it was easy to see the business future and that is the main reasons he jumped headfirst into wine and then into new media (Vaynerchuk 2009).
In 1979, a man living in the United Kingdom named Michael Aldrich invented the framework for online business to take place. Though the internet was newly introduced and very flawed, he was able to use a telephone line and link it to a transaction processing computer to prove that his invention worked to his employer, Rediffusion Computers (The Michael Aldrich…). This invention was the first of many developments that pushed the boundary on the accessibility of products, how business is conducted, the competition and the globalization of businesses. My grandfather owned a men’s clothing store in the small town Clinton, Oklahoma.
Examining how society went from the simple Gutenberg Press to the something as complex as the internet and its aftermath like Zuckerberg’s Facebook is a significant time period to examine. From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Disruptive Innovation in the Age of the Internet by John Naughton, he examines mass production, aftermath of Gutenberg, the complexity of our new reality and copyright laws just to name a few topics. While discussing these topics, he takes a particular interest on our relationship with the internet and how we are still learning it ourselves. This idea of the internet is more than just a net as it appears but it is indeed the worldwide web. Naughton also takes time to explains his thoughts on society- internet coexistence, his fears of over-dependency on the internet and us becoming these hamsters on this nonstop wheel being driven by click bait on every page we come across.
Book Review on Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different A Biography by Karen Blumenthal In the book by Karen Blumenthal “Steve Jobs, The Man Who Thought Different” she tells the story of an extremely smart man who became a very successful entrepreneur and business man.
The rise of the internet has revolutionized the way we do business. We shop, buy products, and said products are delivered to our door in a day or so. We pay our bills without becoming buried under a mountain of paperwork. We take care of finances, network with friends, and conduct our work all while in front of a laptop. The web has been a game changer on almost every level you can imagine.
“Good units walk a thin line between indiscipline and ineffectiveness. Ignore the rules too often and you’ve got a mob, but enforce the rules too strictly and you’ve got a herd.” by Henry V. O’Neil represents the notion behind an effective organizational behavior. In an organizational settings, how well the employees are managed and understood depends on the leadership style exhibited by the leaders. Finding the right balance between being too strict or too easy with the employees not only create an ideal work environment but also increase productivity and reduce employee turnover.
III. Preview of Main Points: A. First I will discuss Bill Gates’ childhood and education. B.
Working in groups is an essential part of education and understanding how people interact in these group settings is vital. This study is interested in finding which type of group, nominal or interactive, will work best in a creative brainstorming task. By using theories of group dynamics, with an emphasis on the social inhibition theory, this study will aim to find which group will have the highest quality and the highest quantity of creative ideas. Many have theorized why people act a certain way in a group setting and why people act differently when they are alone.
Case Study – Bill and Melinda Gates 1. What do you think Bill and Melinda Gate’s personality traits are for each of the Big Five dimensions? Compare the two. The purpose of big five is to categorize the personality traits into different dimensions which can help us to understand better how people behave to others and how react in their life.
