Dolan, Brian. <br/><br/>
Wedgwood :  the first tycoon / 
Brian Dolan. 
 - New York :  Viking,  2004. 
 - xvii, 396 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-388) and index. 
<br/><br/> Wedgwood has been one of the most recognizable brand names in the world for more than two hundred years--the epitome of quality and luxury--and is also the Enlightenment's most remarkable success story. Born into a poor family of potters, Josiah Wedgwood amassed a fortune that would today make him a billionaire, and created a multinational corporate empire. He combined rationality with bold experimentation, revolutionizing the business model of his time with a series of innovations: organizing skilled labor in one of the world's earliest factories; encouraging employee loyalty by offering long-term contracts that included health insurance and pension plans; and changing the very notion of shopping by utilizing showrooms and traveling salesmen. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0670033464 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004049633 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Potters--Great Britain--Biography.<br/>Industrialists--Great Britain--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NK 4210 .W4  / D65 2004