Friday, September 17, 2010

Making Good in Business by Roger W. Babson

Making Good in Business by Roger W. Babson

Book Description: Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1921. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, Tan cloth boards with black title and green decorative element to cover, black title to spine, First Edition, 1921. Book Condition: Very Good, cover scuffed, corners gently bumped, light wear to edges and spine extremes, significant foxing to front and back end papers, front hinge is intact, but appears that it may have been repaired, some foxing to pages - most apparent only to first 10 pages and last 5 pages, most of the book is free of foxing, foxing to edges. No dust jacket. Contents: I. Who Succeeds? II. Obstacles on the Road of Making Good, III. The Six "I's" of Making Good, IV. The Woman's Part in the Six "I's", V. Constructive Aids to Developing the Six "I's", VI. The Six "I's" and General Business Conditions, VII. The Need of Vision, VIII. Some Personal Testimony. -- A good read to get a sense of 1920's values as noted by Babson's testimony and teachings. Some good fundamentals here to develop a sustainable business. As I look around at the many companies that have gone under in the last decade, it was fundamentals such as "lack of integrity" that put them under. Never under estimate the importance of fundamentals. 175 pages, Collectible.

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