Black enterprise lessons from the top :

Dingle, Derek T.

Black enterprise lessons from the top : success strategies from America's leading black CEOs / Derek T Dingle. - New York : J. Wiley c1999. - xvi, 238 p. : portraits, 22 cm.

Includes index.

Foreword by Earl G. Graves. Introduction. The Pioneer (John H. Johnson). The Brand Master (Robert L. Johnson). The Salesman (Clarence O. Smith). The Hip-Hopreneur (Russell Simmons). Mr. Madison Avenue (Byron E. Lewis). The Superstar (Mel Farr, Sr.). The People's Banker (Emma C. Chappell). The Builder (Herman J. Russell). The Strategist (Charles H. James III). The Politician (Percy E. Sutton). The Player (Don H. Barden). Acknowledgments. Index.

PRAISE FOR LESSONS FROM THE TOP "[Lessons from the Top] challenges the vintage profile of the entrepreneur by showcasing the impressive and dynamic careers of African American executives who surmounted social, economic, and political barriers to gain their deserved place in today's world of the business elite

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African American executives--Case studies.
African American business enterprises--Case studies.--Management
Success in business--Case studies.--United States

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