HIU 341 - American Business History

Institution:

CUNY Lehman College

Subject:

Description:

3 hours, 3 credits. The rise of business enterprise in America from its earliest commercial origins to giant corporations and conglomerates. Themes include the rise of early commerce, emergence of consolidated industry, prominent businessmen and business techniques, analysis of business philosophy and entrepreneurial attitudes, reactions to corporate power by labor and government, evolution of business forms and structures, and the impact of business enterprise on political, legal, and cultural development.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.lehman.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 960-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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