No Ordinary Woman
The Life of Edith Penrose
(Sprache: Englisch)
A biography of one of the most under-rated economists of the 20th century, whose own remarkable and eventful life paralleled key events of the twentieth century. Edith Penrose's work is now the cornerstone of current work in business strategy and entrepreneurship.
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A biography of one of the most under-rated economists of the 20th century, whose own remarkable and eventful life paralleled key events of the twentieth century. Edith Penrose's work is now the cornerstone of current work in business strategy and entrepreneurship.
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Edith Penrose was a remarkable woman and distinguished scholar who lived through, and witnessed at first hand, many of the major events of the 20th century; the great depression in the US; the rise of Nazism in Europe; the second world war when she worked as a special adviser to the US Ambassador in London; post-war reconstruction, assisting Eleanor Roosevelt with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the McCarthy era; and the oil crisis of the 1970s. Her work as an economist made a mark in several distinct but overlapping areas - on the patent system, on the theory of the firm, on multinational enterprises, the oil industry, and the economics of the Middle East. Her best known work, The Theory of the Growth of the Firm was originally published in 1959, and has formed the basis of the current dominant perspective in strategic management, the resource based view of the firm. Edith Penrose's approach to explaining the nature of the firm, her fundamental insights, and the concepts she developed are still being applied and extended to new fields of enquiry. Her reformulation of the theory of the firm has had a major influence on the study of the business enterprise, and some argue, the economy itself. She had a distinguished academic and public service career, and wrote extensively on the understanding of the interface between the strategies and activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the nation states;particularly the developing countries-in which they operated.
This is the first biography of Edith Penrose, drawing on unpublished diaries and letters, the personal memories of her family, friends, and colleagues, and describes her eventful life, her extensive output and influence. The book tells her personal and professional story, weaving it through the extraordinary upheavals of the twentieth century in which she played a part. The book builds up a picture of a vital, energetic woman who lived life to the full, defied convention,
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made an impression on all who met her and left a significant intellectual legacy.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „No Ordinary Woman “
- Introduction
- 1: California
- 2: 'What is there for me to do?'
- 3: The ILO: An Introduction to Internationalism
- 4: Invitation to Grosvenor Square
- 5: Eisenhower Platz
- 6: Back to the USA
- 7: The Lattimore Case
- 8: Australia
- 9: Iraq
- 10: The Theory of The Growth of the Firm
- 11: The School of Oriental and African Studies
- 12: Oil: An Industry in Trouble
- 13: Fontainebleau 1977 - 1984
- 14: An Academic Indian Summer
Autoren-Porträt von Angela Penrose
In the week Angela Penrose was given The Theory of The Growth of the Firm to read as part of her PPE course at Oxford she met her future husband, Perran Penrose, the son of the author, Edith Penrose. She and Perran went on to teach in Libya, Ethiopia, Burundi, and Zambia where Angela also worked as a journalist. She has extensive experience of communicating in the printed and broadcast media and working directly with children and young people as a teacher and youth worker. She has worked with development and humanitarian organizations and was Director of Policy with Save The Children.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Angela Penrose
- 2017, 338 Seiten, Maße: 16,8 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198753942
- ISBN-13: 9780198753940
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.12.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A remarkable feat...a rich and intimate biography of an extra-ordinary woman, economist, intellectual, engaged scholar, and advisor and mentor/role model to many. This book is a must read for everyone interested in appreciating greatness in the making, with all its adversities, setbacks, doubts and vulnerabilities, painted against a fascinating, evolving historical canvas. Christos Pitelis, Professor of Strategy and Literary Executor of the Collected Papers of Edith Penrose
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