Eastman Kodak

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The standard case study in disruption, but the book literature is thin: mostly founder biography and cultural history, no definitive fall narrative.

5 books

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  1. The Story of KodakDouglas Collins, 1990
  2. George Eastman: A BiographyElizabeth Brayer, 1996
  3. Innovating Out of CrisisShigetaka Komori, 2015

Books 5

George Eastman: A Biography
T2 George Eastman: A Biography
Elizabeth Brayer · 1996 · The definitive life of the founder and the company he built.
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The Story of Kodak
T3 The Story of Kodak
Douglas Collins · 1990 · Company-commissioned centenary history, the fullest narrative; Open Library unreachable.
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Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia
T3 Kodak and the Lens of Nostalgia
Nancy Martha West · 2000 · How Kodak's advertising taught Americans what to photograph.
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Innovating Out of Crisis
T3 Innovating Out of Crisis
Shigetaka Komori · 2015 · Fujifilm CEO memoir; the counterfactual to Kodak. Open Library unreachable.
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Team Zebra
T4 Team Zebra
Stephen J. Frangos, Steven J. Bennett · 1993 · Insider account: a Kodak manager on turning around the film unit.
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