RCA [Hardcover]

Robert Sobel (Author)

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RCA , business historian Sobel's 26th book, shows strengths and weaknesses attendant upon such prolificacy. The strengths include a clear writing style and a cogent analysis of the corporation's woes over the past 20 years, particularly RCA's ill-fated move into computers and videodisc manufacture. But the book disappoints because its research seems shallow and its scope is too narrowly confined to the executive suite. Sobel was denied access to the corporate archives, and so draws heavily on a few secondary sources and articles from the business press. Recommended for public libraries and universities with business schoolsat least until a better account appears. James W. Oberly, History Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 282 pages
• Publisher: Stein & Day Pub; 1ST edition (October 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812830849
• ISBN-13: 978-0812830842
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Historical Account of RCA, January 11, 2002

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This review is from: RCA (Hardcover)

A comprehensive history of Radio Corporation of America, from its formation in 1919 to its pending merger with General Electric in 1986. The CED VideoDisc system is only briefly discussed towards the end of the book, but this book puts it in the perspective of the corporation as a whole.