TY - GEN N2 - Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. traces their origins and worldwide development. From electronics prime mover RCA in the 1920s to Sony and Matsushita's dramatic rise in the 1970s; from IBM's dominance in computer technology in the 1950s to Microsoft's stunning example of the creation of competitive advantage, this masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology. DO - 10.4159/9780674029392 DO - doi AB - Consumer electronics and computers redefined life and work in the twentieth century. In Inventing the Electronic Century, Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. traces their origins and worldwide development. From electronics prime mover RCA in the 1920s to Sony and Matsushita's dramatic rise in the 1970s; from IBM's dominance in computer technology in the 1950s to Microsoft's stunning example of the creation of competitive advantage, this masterful analysis is essential reading for every manager and student of technology. T1 - Inventing the Electronic Century :The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries, With a New Preface / AU - Chandler, Jr. , Alfred D., JF - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 CN - HD9696.A2 -- C43 2005eb LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478278 KW - Competition, International. KW - Computer industry. KW - Electronic industries. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. SN - 9780674029392 TI - Inventing the Electronic Century :The Epic Story of the Consumer Electronics and Computer Industries, With a New Preface / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674029392 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674029392 ER -