4 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American business executive who built General Motors into the world's largest corporation by inventing the multi-divisional organizational structure — replacing Ford's centralized control with a system of semi-autonomous divisions competing in different market segments.
American automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 that became the world's largest corporation under Alfred Sloan's management, pioneering divisional corporate organization and brand ladder marketing.
Operations executive recruited from Black & Decker to Amazon as president and COO in 1999, whose management style clashed with Jeff Bezos's culture and who departed after less than a year.
German-American technology executive who served as CEO of Apple Computer from 1993 to 1995, succeeding John Sculley during one of Apple's most difficult periods before the board replaced him with Gil Amelio.