TY - BOOK AU - Buchholz,Todd G. TI - New ideas from dead CEOs: lasting lessons from the corner office SN - 9780061197628 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Collins KW - Businesspeople KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Chief executive officers KW - Biography KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Case studies KW - Success in business N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-285) and index; A.P. Giannini : Bank of America, the gladiator of banking -- Thomas Watson, Sr. and Jr. : IBM, a tale of two Watsons -- Mary Kay Ash and Estee Lauder : the most beautiful balance sheets -- Mary Kay Ash -- Estee Lauder, even the rich like freebies -- David Sarnoff : the road to 30 Rock -- Ray Kroc, McDonalds king of the road -- Akio Morita : Sony, the sound of the people -- Walt Disney : Disney, the imagination machine -- Sam Walton : Wal-Mart, a penny saved is a billion earned ER -