Insightful, original, and steeped in the culture of retail life, "The Retail Revolution" draws on first-hand reporting from coastal China to rural Arkansas to give a fresh and necessary understanding of how Wal-Mart has transformed international commerce

We study corporate performance during and after the Great Depression for all industrial firms on the NYSE. Our first goal is to identify the factors that contribute to business insolvency and valuation during the period 1928 to 1938. To this end, we examine factors such as debt policy,...

L.L. gives me a job -- Learning the business -- Who will succeed L.L.? -- A committee of one -- Living the L.L. story -- To run a perfect company -- Taking L.L.Bean professional -- Fashion boom and bust -- Back on track -- End of an era -- TQ and other ventures -- A loss of relevance -- Time for...