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      Eli and the Octopus: The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World’s Most Notorious Corporations

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      Eli Black was the immigrant rabbi-turned-CEO who transformed the notoriously corrupt United Fruit into a model of ethical business. Then he died by suicide. How did it all go wrong? Matt Garcia traces Black’s own descent into corruption and despair—the unraveling, and the deliberate forgetting, ...

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      Product ID:9780674980808
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Eli and the Octopus
      Subtitle:The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World’s Most Notorious Corporations
      Authors:Author: Matt Garcia
      Page Count:280
      Subjects:Biography: business and industry, Biography: business & industry, History of the Americas, Business ethics and social responsibility, History of specific companies / corporate history, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Industrial arbitration and negotiation, History of the Americas, Business ethics & social responsibility, History of specific companies / corporate history, Agriculture & related industries, Industrial arbitration & negotiation
      Description:Eli Black was the immigrant rabbi-turned-CEO who transformed the notoriously corrupt United Fruit into a model of ethical business. Then he died by suicide. How did it all go wrong? Matt Garcia traces Black’s own descent into corruption and despair—the unraveling, and the deliberate forgetting, of one of America’s most enigmatic business leaders.
      Imprint Name:Harvard University Press
      Publisher Name:Harvard University Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2023-04-18

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      Weight494 g
      Dimensions149 × 218 × 28 mm