Business Adventures - complied by John Brooks
Yup, it's a difficult to read book because we need to FEEL the early american corporate culture.
Not many people has the flair nor the taste to appreciate what the 12 writers trying to drive at.
If you are thinking of starting, then may I do some initiation?
Flip to page 338 to begin your first story:
"One Free Bite"
The author derived the name of the story from a old law:
Every dog has its one free bite.
It basically shielded/limit the owner of a dog from liability for a dog to take it's first bite.
I like the stories as it opens up my mind on fundamental issues in job hopping, IP (intellectual property), etc.
It gives me a sense of how these SOP was debated and developed in the (american) history.
Shiok.
Next, flip to page 315 and you'll smile.
"Stockholder Season"
The writer fly everywhere to attend AGM (public listed company).
I smiled and I believed you will also smile when you read this story.
Our saga in SL was described vividly by the writer as if he attended Ow's AGM with Mr Subnani.
The mic snatching, switching off etc
The name calling, chaos etc
make me wonder and realised that nothing had changed.
The writer wrote this piece back in 1966
which is stunningly similar to our modern scene.
I laugh... human... human psychology... never changed.
Flip to page 136 "A Reasonable Amount of Time"
Will you be astonished to know that once upon a time,
insider trading is allow?
Ok, I take back my words.
Insider trading (aka CEO buy share before good news etc) is not only allow
but view as an incentive/rewards to them.
Read this story and I guarantee that you had read it before
.... in Straits Time in modern day.
Again, human spirit ... no changed, oh well, since 1910...
And, it's still relevant today.