An Economic History of the World since 1400

Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Modern Firm (1x21)

Ημερομηνία προβολής: Οκτ 07, 2016

Meet Cornelius Vanderbilt, the man who was a veritable centerpiece of the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn how this iconic industrialist amassed great wealth and influence, he formed his massive railroad empire, sparked the rise of the modern firm and management hierarchies, and came to epitomize the idea of the self-made individual.