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Visionary entrepreneurial leadership in the aircraft industry : the boeing company legacy
In the early twenty-first century organization scholars and managers face an economic outlook full of daunting challenges. With investors, workers, and other stakeholders distressed and hostile toward corporate executives and boards due to recent corporate scandals, the future for many industries and firms appears grim. In what ways can business history help corporate managers and new venture entrepreneurs overcome these leadership challenges? This paper seeks to uncoverpractices throughout the Boeing Company’s management history that offer today’s executives and board members numerous examples of industry vision and leadership.