Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox by Ellis, Charles D.
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- Condition
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471998354
ISBN-13
9780471998358
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52632107
Product Key Features
Book Title
Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox
Number of Pages
440 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Business, Corporate & Business History
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
20.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
79-094726
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
B
Table Of Content
Introduction by Anne M. Mulcahy , Chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation ix Foreword by Joel Podolny , Dean, Yale School of Management xv 1 Early Years 1 2 Peggy 13 3 The Thirties 19 4 Years of Struggle 29 5 Chet Carlson 39 6 Battelle 51 7 Contact--Just Barely 57 8 Sol Linowitz 67 9 Toward Xerox 79 10 The University 97 11 Worst of Times, Best of Times 111 12 Joe Wilson 131 13 IBM, RCA, and GE 135 14 Gathering Strength in Finance 147 15 Building the Organization 157 16 Going International 177 17 Going It Alone 191 18 5¢ 199 19 The 914 209 20 Go! 225 21 Getting on Message 239 22 Xerox: Zoom-Zoom 259 23 Fuji-Xerox 267 24 Challenges of Success 275 25 Minister Florence 289 26 Life 301 27 Public Service 315 28 Winding Down 325 29 No Longer CEO 337 30 At the Rockefellers' 353 Afterword 359 Joe Wilson: In His Own Words 371 Acknowledgments 377 Index 381
Synopsis
Joe Wilson is the unsung leader of the technological innovations that swept U.S. business in the mid 20th century and that continue to be such a central part of the U.S. economy. Without Joe Wilson, Chet Carlson's invention of the copy machine that changed the world would likely have languished., Charley Ellis has written a magnificent portrait, capturing the indomitable spirit of Joe Wilson and his instinctive understanding of the need for and commercial usefulness of a transforming imaging technology.|9780471998358|, "Charley Ellis has written a magnificent portrait, capturing the indomitable spirit of Joe Wilson and his instinctive understanding of the need for and commercial usefulness of a transforming imaging technology. Joe Wilson and his extraordinary team, which I had the good fortune to first meet in 1960, epitomized the wonderful observation of George Bernard Shaw who said, 'Some look at things that are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were and ask why not?' Xerox and xerography are not only a part of our vocabulary, but part of our everyday life. Charley Ellis gives the reader a poignant understanding of just how this happened through the life, adventures, critical business decisions, and dreams of Joseph Wilson and a cadre of remarkable individuals. This book will surely join the library of memorable biographies that capture the building of America into a risk-tolerant, technologically sophisticated, idea-oriented society that thrives by understanding what Charles Darwin really said: 'Survival will be neither to the strongest of the species, nor to the most intelligent, but to those most adaptable to change.'" --Frederick Frank, Vice Chairman, Lehman Brothers Inc., JOE WILSON AND THE CREATION OF XEROX Joe Wilson was that rare business leader who, like Henry Ford before him or Bill Gates since, literally changed the world in which he lived. Wilsons company, Xerox Corporation, introduced the first one-piece, plain paper photocopier in 1959, dramatically altering the way in which business was done and becoming so culturally ingrained that the term for photocopying is "Xeroxing." Yet Wilson was much more than just one of the twentieth centurys most talented and accomplished business executives. Decades before a sense of social responsibility was considered vital to the success of a corporation, Joe Wilson was a driving force behind gender and racial equality, labor-management harmony, and the need for big business to understand and address the failures of our overall society. Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox is the first book to tell the story of this deeply principled and talented leader. Written by Charles Ellis, the globally renowned business strategist and author of the investment classic Winning the Losers Game , this inspirational and vastly entertaining book details: The determination and entrepreneurial drive of Joe Wilson as he transformed the brilliant invention of Chester Carlson from near-certain oblivion to ubiquitous xerography The early growth years of Xerox then called Haloid and the programs Joe Wilson put in place to hire the most promising employees and seamlessly "retire" those who didnt share his vision and work ethic The many years of uncertainty and near-defeat through which Wilson led the team he was recruiting to create the company and the great products that drove Xeroxs profits consistently upward at a faster rate for a longer number of years than any other company The legendary 914 copier, and how Wilson and other company executives bet their futures and fortunes on the unproven product that would soon make Xerox a household name Wilsons hands-on work with minority leaders to provide education and opportunity to young African- Americans during the racially explosive 1960s The transition years, and how Joe Wilson carefully relinquished control of Xerox while remaining intimately involved in both its day-to-day and long-term growth In a business world in which intense competition is the norm, with old-fashioned integrity often the first casualty, Joe Wilsons life and legacy have established a gold standard of leadership ethics and excellence. Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox tells Wilsons story, from struggling college graduate to esteemed business leader, and provides a success template that will be valuable for business leaders of every type, in every industry.
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HD9802.3.U64X474
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