The Essential Alfred Chandler: Essays Toward a Historical Theory of Big Business

by Alfred D. Chandler Jr., Thomas K. McCraw (Editor)

In four decades of scholarship, Alfred Chandler has established himself as the acknowledged dean of business historians. Now available in paperback, this collection reveals the evolution of Chandler's theory and the enormous contribution that he has made to the field. Included are sixteen essays, as well as the table of contents and introductions to his three major books on business Strategy and Structure, The Visible Hand, and Scale and Scope. McCraw provides a capsule intellectual biography of Chandler, as well an introduction to each essay.

544 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1988

About the author

Alfred DuPont Chandler, Jr. was a professor of business history at Harvard Business School and Johns Hopkins University. Called "the Herodotus of business history," he wrote extensively about the scale and the management structures of modern corporations. His works redefined business and economic history of industrialization.