20 That Made History

This article features 20 decisions that helped create the business world as it is today. They're here because they shed light on how powerful people make decisions - some exceedingly good, some hideously bad, and all history-shaping. They include: 1. Western Onion hangs up on Bell's new in...

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Published in:Fortune 2005-06, Vol.151 (13), p.58
Main Authors: Useem, Jerry, Bonamici, Kate, Schwartz, Nelson D, Murphy, Cait
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft industry
Decision making
Deming, W Edwards
Earthquakes
Ford, Henry (1863-1947)
Giannini, Amadeo Peter
Gillette, King Camp (1855-1932)
History
Inventors
Manycompanies
Manypeople
Merrill, Charles
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Summary:This article features 20 decisions that helped create the business world as it is today. They're here because they shed light on how powerful people make decisions - some exceedingly good, some hideously bad, and all history-shaping. They include: 1. Western Onion hangs up on Bell's new invention. 2. King Gillette decides to throw away the blades. 3. Giannini opens his vaults after the quake. 4. Ford offers $5 a day. 5. Sears gets physical. 6. Good-Time Charlie sells his stocks. 7. Pan Am flies the ocean blue. 8. Deming charts Japan's remarkable course. 9. Ruth Handler bets Mattel on the Mouseketeers. 10. Arthur Rock funds the Traitorous Eight.
ISSN:0015-8259