Obscurity to Success in the Oil Business
Author | : Michael S. Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Oil fields |
ISBN | : 9780997508604 |
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Author | : Michael S. Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Oil fields |
ISBN | : 9780997508604 |
Author | : Patrick Q. Mason |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199358222 |
In the years since 1945, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown rapidly in terms of both numbers and public prominence. Mormonism is no longer merely a home-grown American religion, confined to the Intermountain West; instead, it has captured the attention of political pundits, Broadway audiences, and prospective converts around the world. While most scholarship on Mormonism concerns its colorful but now well-known early history, the essays in this collection assess recent developments, such as the LDS Church's international growth and acculturation; its intersection with conservative politics in recent decades; its stances on same-sex marriage and the role of women; and its ongoing struggle to interpret its own tumultuous history. The scholars draw on a wide variety of Mormon voices as well as those of outsiders, from Latter-day Saints in Hyderabad, India, to "Mormon Mommy blogs," to evangelical "countercult" ministries. Out of Obscurity brings the story of Mormonism since the Second World War into sharp relief, explaining the ways in which a church very much rooted in its nineteenth-century prophetic and pioneering past achieved unprecedented influence in the realms of American politics and international business.
Author | : Michael S. Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017-02-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780997508611 |
Obscurity to Success in the Oil Business is Michael Johnson's inspiring, informative, and engrossing story of achieving the American Dream and, in the process, helping to secure America's energy future. The son of Greek immigrants, Michael carved a path to a stellar career in petroleum geology, armed with intelligence, ingenuity and unrelenting determination. In clear, illuminating detail he reveals how his contribution to the discovery of the giant Parshall oil field finally hinged on his embracing risk-but risk grounded firmly in state-of-the-art science. Obscurity to Success in the Oil Business is a tribute both to America's exceptional technological innovations and to its rich opportunities for the best and brightest of its risk-takers.
Author | : Jon Wlasiuk |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2018-03-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0822983249 |
The Standard Oil Company emerged out of obscurity in the 1860s to capture 90 percent of the petroleum refining industry in the United States during the Gilded Age. John D. Rockefeller, the company’s founder, organized the company around an almost religious dedication to principles of efficiency. Economic success masked the dark side of efficiency as Standard Oil dumped oil waste into public waterways, filled the urban atmosphere with acrid smoke, and created a consumer safety crisis by selling kerosene below congressional standards. Local governments, guided by a desire to favor the interests of business, deployed elaborate engineering solutions to tackle petroleum pollution at taxpayer expense rather than heed public calls to abate waste streams at their source. Only when refinery pollutants threatened the health of the Great Lakes in the twentieth century did the federal government respond to a nascent environmental movement. Organized around the four classical elements at the core of Standard Oil’s success (earth, air, fire, and water), Refining Nature provides an ecological context for the rise of one of the most important corporations in American history.
Author | : Chas. A. Stoneham & Co |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Petroleum industry and trade |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jonathan Wlasiuk |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-11-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780822965206 |
The Standard Oil Company emerged out of obscurity in the 1860s to capture 90 percent of the petroleum refining industry in the United States during the Gilded Age. John D. Rockefeller, the company’s founder, organized the company around an almost religious dedication to principles of efficiency. Economic success masked the dark side of efficiency as Standard Oil dumped oil waste into public waterways, filled the urban atmosphere with acrid smoke, and created a consumer safety crisis by selling kerosene below congressional standards. Local governments, guided by a desire to favor the interests of business, deployed elaborate engineering solutions to tackle petroleum pollution at taxpayer expense rather than heed public calls to abate waste streams at their source. Only when refinery pollutants threatened the health of the Great Lakes in the twentieth century did the federal government respond to a nascent environmental movement. Organized around the four classical elements at the core of Standard Oil’s success (earth, air, fire, and water), Refining Nature provides an ecological context for the rise of one of the most important corporations in American history.
Author | : Jeremy Main |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2010-05-11 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439138451 |
The quality revolution in American industry, now more than a decade old, has produced an avalanche of books, but this is the first in-depth study reporting the struggles from inside the companies that have attempted large-scale improvement efforts. Jeremy Main has interviewed more than a dozen chief executives, all of whom have managed quality programs, including Charles Clough of Nashua, Robert Galvin of Motorola, James Hagen of Conrail, Roger Milliken of Milliken, Ray State of Analog Devices, and John Young of Hewlett-Packard, in addition to hundreds of other senior executives, workers, labor representatives, city officials, military officers, and hospital administrators. Through their experiences, Main reveals what works and what doesn't work when an organization attempts the transforming leap into Total Quality Management. Their message comes through loud and clear: it is a tough battle, but persistence can win priceless rewards. The notable successes at BancOne, L.L. Bean, Ford, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Saturn, Solectron, and Xerox prove it. However, Main shows that Motorola and Hewlett-Packard, among the earliest and best practitioners of total quality, are still finding obstacles to overcome. And some other early converts, such as Florida Power & Light, have stumbled badly along the way. Main's vivid descriptions of these setbacks capture the difficulties inherent in implementing a total quality system. His dramatic accounts of success and failure at companies such as Milliken and Intel convey valuable knowledge that is otherwise gained only by actual experience. The way to achieve the "new quality" of today, Main shows, is through a full commitment to TQM. He reveals through the experiences of these companies that TQM is not just a management tool, as it has often been used, but a management philosophy that is indispensable in attaining a high level of quality -- now a requisite for competing successfully. With the collaboration of the Juran Institute, Main demonstrates how TQM has transformed companies by improving quality at all levels. The accounts of these triumphs are direct evidence that world-class quality is attainable by American industry, and will inspire and point the way for executives, managers, and government officials in their timeless pursuit of total quality.
Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2012-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1433677814 |
Argues for a life based on humility, service, and sacrifice instead of the accepted worldview of a life valuing fame and recognition.
Author | : John D. Wirth |
Publisher | : Beard Books |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781587981036 |
Essays covering five case studies to gain an insight into the unique Latin American approach to petroleum resources and industries.