This book combines elements of economic and business history to study business ethics from the nineteenth century to today. It concentrates on American and British business history, delving into issues such as slavery, industrialization, firm behavior and monopolies, and Ponzi schemes. This book...

1. Labor Resists -- 2. Early Nineteenth-Century Changes -- 3. Examples of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Business Ethics in America -- 4. Rise of Industrialization -- 5. Ethics of the Firm and Strategic Behavior -- 6. John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil -- 7. Rise of the Big Retail Merchants -- 8....

Why hybrid organizations? -- The hybrid landscape -- Uncovering the layers -- Hybrid trends and lessons -- Case study: SUN OVENS International, a patient dealmaker -- Case study: Guayaki, creating an entirely new value chain -- Case study: Eden Foods, lasting leadership and the risks of...