The rise of modern business : Great Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan, and China / Mansel G. Blackford.

Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant
The many paths to industrialization
British and German businesses during industrialization
Big and small businesses in industrializing America
Japanese and Chinese businesses during industrialization
American, British, and German businesses in the interwar period
Japanese and Chinese businesses in the interwar period
National businesses in an expanding international economy
Into the twenty-first century.