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From Monopoly to Competition: The Transformations of ALCOA, 1888 1986

From Monopoly to Competition: The Transformations of ALCOA, 1888 1986

Smith, George David
Smith, George D.
George David, Smith

Hardcover

Business GeneralEconomicsGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 0521352614
ISBN13: 9780521352611
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 26 1988
Pages: 592
Weight: 2.35
Height: 1.63 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.34
Language: English
Over the past century, Alcoa has developed from a small entrepreneurial venture to a giant corporation; from a one-dimensional, owner-managed firm to a complex managerial bureaucracy; from a domestic company to a multinational enterprise. In the process, Alcoa survived a difficult transition from its long-held position as a monopolist (of aluminum production) to its current status as a firm operating in highly competitive international markets. This book presents Alcoa's history, from its beginnings as a speculative venture seeking to exploit an untested technology, through its rise to become the most successful monopoly in American history. By World War II, no other American corporation had developed its industry's markets more dramatically and then dominated them more completely. The book analyzes the undoing of Alcoa's monopoly by war and antitrust, as well as how Alcoa adapted to evolving forms of competition.

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