American Business History.

WorldCom bankruptcy

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:54:48 -0500

The publicity surrounding the uncovering of the WorldCom fraud resulted in greater auditor oversight over American corporations and greater government oversight over auditors.

World War II

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:49:02 -0500

World War II played a major role in the recovery of the American economy from the Great Depression, in making the United States the leading economic power in the world, stimulating consumer production, and incurring national debt.

World War I

Thomas Tandy Lewis — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:08:31 -0500

During the war, the United States government dramatically increased taxes and expanded economic controls over business and industry.

World Trade Organization (WTO): business history

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:41:09 -0500

The World Trade Organization’s purpose is to improve the economic standing of its members.

Woodworking industry

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:24:47 -0500

The American woodworking industry was one of the most successful large-scale production industries in the world...

Women in business

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:15:22 -0500

Despite the steady rise in the percentage of women in the corporate workforce since World War II, women have faced a number of challenges, legal and social, in achieving equality in the business world.

Wilderness Road

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:51:45 -0500

The Wilderness Road was the major route for more than 200,000 people migrating west, at about the time the United States wascoming into being.

Whiskey Trust

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:35:34 -0500

The Whiskey Trust was an oddity during the late nineteenth century in that it was one of the few failed monopolies of the era.

Whiskey tax of 1791

Sergey Tokarev — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:14:08 -0500

The whiskey tax was the United States’ first internal federal tax, and it was promoted to Congress as a “sin” tax; it thus served as the precedent for similar taxes in future years.

Whaling industry

Sergey Tokarev — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:00:07 -0500

Fromthe mid-eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, American whalers dominated the seas.

Western Union

Sergey Tokarev — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:32:45 -0500

The telegraph, invented in 1837, provided the first technology for rapid communications and gave businesses the ability virtually instantaneously to contact their own branches, other companies, or consumers.

Water resources

Sergey Tokarev — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:26:05 -0500

The exploitation of natural resources, including water resources, has driven the economic development of the United States since its inception and reaches back to the founding of the European colonies during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

George Washington

Sergey Tokarev — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:52:43 -0500

In addition to being the first U.S. president and commanding general of the Revolutionary War, Washington was one of the richest men in the American colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.

Booker T. Washington

Sergey Tokarev — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:39:55 -0500

Using his educational and political influence, Washington spearheaded African American entrepreneurship during the early twentieth century by advocating the process of gradual economic...

Wars

Sergey Tokarev — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:33:59 -0500

Throughout history, both declared and undeclared wars have caused the U.S. government to work closely with the business community in mobilizing the nation’s economy to support military operations.

Warehouse and discount stores

Sergey Tokarev — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:16:17 -0500

The rise of discount and warehouse stores fundamentally changed the economic landscape for American consumers by offering a large variety of products in a single location at relatively low price markups.

War surplus

Sergey Tokarev — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:58:05 -0500

The availability of supplies and equipment initially manufactured for armed conflict, and the designation of industrial facilities and military installations as no longer required by the government...

War of 1812

Sergey Tokarev — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:38:46 -0500

The United States declared war on Great Britain partly in response to British interference with American maritime commerce and partly out of a desire to gain territory to the north and west.

Wal-Mart

Sergey Tokarev — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:28:47 -0500

Wal-Mart’s rise to become one of the most successful business franchises in American history can be seen as either a Cinderella story...

The Wall Street Journal

Sergey Tokarev — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:19:15 -0500

From its inception, The Wall Street Journal has provided reliable information for investors. It has become the quintessential source for specific facts as well as detailed studies of companies and industries.

Wall Street: business history

Sergey Tokarev — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:32:24 -0500

Wall Street is considered by many to be the financial center of the world. It is both an actual center of financial activity and a symbol of that activity.

Madam C. J. Walker

Sergey Tokarev — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:23:26 -0500

The daughter of former slaves, Walker became the first female millionaire in the United States by developing and marketing hair-care products for African American women.

Wages

Sergey Tokarev — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:18:06 -0500

Wages are a major component of business costs, and wage policy is an important tool for management.

Wrongful discharge

Sergey Tokarev — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:01 -0600

Wrongful discharge occurs when an employee is terminated for a reason other than JUST CAUSE. The concept of wrongful discharge is one of the results of the development of the concept of EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL. Most employee/employer relationships are “at will,” meaning that either party can terminate the relationship at any time and for any reason.