Download or read book The Legend of Litton Industries written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Legend of Litton Industries, author Jeffrey L. Rodengen recounts how a small electronics company evolved into a global giant. Since its founding in 1953 by Charles Tex Thornton, one of the famed Whiz Kids of Ford Motor Company, Litton has been on the leading edge of technological innovation, developing and manufacturing products from the Litton microwave oven to the LN 3 inertial guidance system, which became standard on all NATO fighter aircraft. Ingalls Shipbuilding, one of Litton's most vital acquisitions, has become a leading supplier of combatant ships for the U.S. Navy. Today, Litton Industries is a pioneer in worldwide technology for electronic warfare, navigation, guidance and control, communications systems, and information technology.

Download or read book Investigation of Conglomerate Corporations Litton Industries Inc June 4 5 1969 March 4 5 1970 1432 p written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5 and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Legend of HCA written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legend of HCA chronicles the exciting sometime turbulent story of one of America's most influential corporations. HCA's founding in 1968 started a revolution in the healthcare industry, not only in Nashville, where the company began, but across the entire country. HCA was one of the first investor-owned hospital companies in the nation. As such, the company pioneered an entirely new way of running hospitals. Over the years, HCA has been a leader in balancing and improving the nation's healthcare system. Today it is one of the most well-respected companies in the nation and arguably stands head and shoulders above other investor-owned hospital companies when it come to policies, ethics, and quality healthcare.

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Download or read book Investigation of Conglomerate Corporations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5 and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Legend of Polaris written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2003 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Legend of Polaris" recounts the remarkable saga of the company that invented the snowmobile. After becoming the number one manufacturer of snowmobiles, Polaris went on to create the first automatic transmission ATV; a line of stable, reliable personal water craft; a sport-boat line; and Victory, the company's celebrated motorcycles.

Download or read book Predicting the Winner written by Ira Chinoy and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Heritage and Values of RPM Inc written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1947, Frank Sullivan, one of the best salesmen in the paint industry, founded Republic Powdered Metals. Today, in the hands of the third generation of Sullivans, the modern RPM has grown to more than $2 billion in sales and extended its reach around the globe. Between 1971 and 2002, under the leadership of Frank's son Tom Sullivan, RPM embarked on an unprecedented string of acquisitions in its industry. The journey is punctuated with stories and adventures in corporate financing. It is also a litany of success. RPM maintained a 50-year record of increased sales and earnings, one of the strongest in corporate America, and has long been a favorite of investors. Lavishly illustrated, The Heritage and Values of RPM, Inc., by Jeffrey L. Rodengen, chronicles the powerful, human, and sometimes witty story of a company founded on rock-solid values rising to the heights of success.