company‚ and gave what he took‚ away‚ a hero? Andrew Carnegie is a self made billionaire who led the industrial revolution. He made steel cheaper and more available. Although he may have had a great impact in history‚ the path he took to achieve these great feats was anything but heroic. A hero is someone who puts themselves in harm’s way to protect or enhance someone else’s way of life. In my opinion‚ Andrew Carnegie was not a hero. Andrew Carnegie was not a hero because of his treatment of workers
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Leadership effectiveness report – Andrew Carnegie In this report‚ I will introduce an effective leader -- Andrew Carnegie‚ a famous entrepreneur who led the steel industry to expanse and develop in whole America in the late 19th century. This Scottish-American man achieved in being the richest industrialist in early 20th century by starting his first job as a bobbin factory worker‚ after years of effort‚ he built his Carnegie Steel Company‚ which later on merged with Federal Steel Company and
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Rags to Riches Harold Livesay’s Andrew Carnegie and the Rise to Big Business portrayed Andrew Carnegie as a perfect example of the American Dream. From rags to riches is a journey that Andrew Carnegie portrayed through out his life. He was born into poverty in Scotland‚ moving to America in 1848. Andrew Carnegie started as a bobbin boy to one of the first tycoons of big business in America. With the jobs he did hold he applied the knowledge and techniques from job to job to generate his fortunes
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History Essay Bell 1 Would a robber baron donate all of his hard earned money back to the public? Andrew Carnegie is a Captain of Industry because of his great work ethic‚ how he created many jobs‚ and how he spent his money. The first reason of why he is a Captain of Industry is because of his great work ethic. Andrew first started out as a messenger for a telegram company and Andrew being the great kid he was‚ went the extra mile and did the job the best he possibly could. After getting
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who helped build the industrial economy in the U.S. had money‚ however they all had struggles and hardships in their lives. They all had mentors who helped them become the businessmen they had become. Money did not buy John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ and John P. Morgan Jr. individual or collective happiness. John D. Rockefeller did not want anyone to be above him or to beat him in the competition between the founders of the industrial economy. Rockefeller view of his life changed
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Everybody starts somewhere. Everything happens for a reason. These six men had brought America to where it is today. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the head of the railroad empire‚ John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil‚ Andrew Carnegie built an empire around steel‚ J.P. Morgan had lit up the world with electric light‚ Tom Scott was a great American businessman and industrialist and Henry Ford designed automobiles and started his own business‚ Ford Motor Company. Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ most commonly
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ways of American business agreements. The Homestead Strike changed the traditional American business environment by creating new laws and the awareness of the need for peace in business world. The Carnegie Steel Company was a successful factory‚ which employed many hundred of workers. Andrew Carnegie‚ who was the owner of the company‚ wanted a large successful business‚ which he had achieved already‚ but he was always looking for ways to save and make more money. By 1892‚ unions had been formed
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that came to the United States in the late 1800’s‚ led to the industrial growth of our country. Some of these immigrants contributed brilliant ideas and new inventions. One of the great minds‚ which helped our great country grow‚ was Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was one of America greatest industrialist. He moved to the United States at the age of 13. He was the son of a poor Scottish textilist‚ living in
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Homestead Strike of 1892 The Carnegie Steel Company‚ owned by Andrew Carnegie‚ was highly profitable. In 1892‚ the company’s profits reached four and a half million‚ a new record. Carnegie’s company was the world’s largest manufacturing firm at the time. The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers‚ founded in 1876‚ worked to gain better wages and work rules. Previously‚ the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers had been defeated at J. Edgar Thomson works in Braddock‚ in 1889
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significant role that led to changes in the nation’s economy‚ government‚ or society. Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates changed the nation’s society and/or economy. Both had different ideas and studies of their lifetime’s improvement. Andrew Carnegie and his interest in industrialization contributed to the economy. Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth states you could be rich but you have a social obligation to donate (philanthropy). Andrew wanted to maximize his profits. He co-founded the United States Steel Company
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