| Titre : |
Solvay : history of a multinational family firm |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Kenneth Bertrams, Auteur ; Nicolas Coupain, Auteur ; Ernst Homburg |
| Editeur : |
Cambridge University Press |
| Année de publication : |
2012 |
| Importance : |
629 p |
| Note générale : |
04.02.BER |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Tags : |
Sociétés transnationales Industrie chimique Solvay Histoire Belgique |
| Index. décimale : |
04.02 Entreprises |
| Résumé : |
Ernest Solvay, philanthropist and organizer of the world-famous Solvay conferences on physics, discovered a profitable way of making soda ash in 1861. Together with a handful of associates, he laid the foundations of the Solvay company, which successfully branched out to other chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Since its emergence in 1863, Solvay has maintained world leadership in the production of soda ash. This is the first scholarly book on the history of the Solvay company, which was one of the earliest chemical multinationals and today is among the world's twenty largest chemical companies. It is also one of the largest companies in the field to preserve its family character. The authors analyze the company's 150-year history (1863–2013) from economic, political, and social perspectives, showing the enormous impact geopolitical events had on the company and the recent consequences of global competition.
First scholarly history of this major chemical company; Includes in-depth analysis of the interaction between global politics (world wars) and business; Long-term analysis of the changing character of a family firm |
Solvay : history of a multinational family firm [texte imprimé] / Kenneth Bertrams, Auteur ; Nicolas Coupain, Auteur ; Ernst Homburg . - [S.l.] : Cambridge University Press, 2012 . - 629 p. 04.02.BER Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Tags : |
Sociétés transnationales Industrie chimique Solvay Histoire Belgique |
| Index. décimale : |
04.02 Entreprises |
| Résumé : |
Ernest Solvay, philanthropist and organizer of the world-famous Solvay conferences on physics, discovered a profitable way of making soda ash in 1861. Together with a handful of associates, he laid the foundations of the Solvay company, which successfully branched out to other chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Since its emergence in 1863, Solvay has maintained world leadership in the production of soda ash. This is the first scholarly book on the history of the Solvay company, which was one of the earliest chemical multinationals and today is among the world's twenty largest chemical companies. It is also one of the largest companies in the field to preserve its family character. The authors analyze the company's 150-year history (1863–2013) from economic, political, and social perspectives, showing the enormous impact geopolitical events had on the company and the recent consequences of global competition.
First scholarly history of this major chemical company; Includes in-depth analysis of the interaction between global politics (world wars) and business; Long-term analysis of the changing character of a family firm |
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