History of capitalism
The Capitalist Mind: The Origins of Modern Business Culture
Werner Sombart traces the development of the attitudes, habits, and ambitions that shaped modern business culture.
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Carlsberg
Carl Jacobsen’s Life and Work
Johannes Steenstrup recounts the life of Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen, whose work at Carlsberg went hand in hand with a lifelong commitment to collecting art and supporting museums.
Carlsberg
Carl Jacobsen and His Father (Annotated): A Portrayal of the Development of Two Danish Citizens Based on Letters and Recollections
Drawing on letters and recollections, Steenstrup follows the relationship between Carlsberg founder J. C. Jacobsen and his son Carl as they pursued different visions for the brewery.
Carlsberg
J C Jacobsen: The Brewer and The Business He Left Behind
A biography of Carlsberg founder J. C. Jacobsen and an account of the brewery and institutions he left behind.
Carlsberg
Gamle Carlsberg: A Contribution to Danish Industrial History and Industrial Development History
Arnold Fraenkel uses the history of the original Carlsberg brewery to examine how brewing developed as a Danish industry.
Brazilian business history
Exposição: A Defense to My Creditors and to the Public
The Brazilian entrepreneur looks back on his railways, banks, shipping lines, and factories in an 1878 defense of his career addressed to creditors and the public.
Business ethics
The Analects and the Abacus
Japanese industrialist Shibusawa Eiichi draws on the Confucian Analects to explain how commercial success and ethical responsibility can reinforce each other.