01497nam a2200217   4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001500064040000800079050002200087100002100109245011800130260003400248300003900282500002000321505045300341520031500794650004701109650006901156650005401225AUA.120200218134450.0180524b        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0471213144  cJTL  aHD57.7b.D56 1999  aDingle, Derek T.  aBlack enterprise lessons from the top : bsuccess strategies from America's leading black CEOs /cDerek T Dingle.  aNew York : bJ. Wileycc1999.  axvi, 238 p. : bportraits,c22 cm.  aIncludes index.  a	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.  aPRAISE 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  aAfrican American executivesxCase studies.  aAfrican American business enterprisesvManagementxCase studies.  aSuccess in businessvUnited StatesxCase studies.