Management Hall of Fame
Most Respected Management Gurus
Theodore Newton Vail
AT&T - A Telecom
Giant - (1845-1921)
"I succeeded..by never being unwilling, when young, to do another man's work, and then, when older, by never doing anything somebody else could do better for me." (Theodore N. Vail)
Key Work
- Worked for the U.S. government reforming the postal delivery system.
- Joined Bell Telephone Co.
- Secured control of Western Electric Co.
- Sees The opportunity in new technology. Incorporate of American Telephone & Telegraph Company.
- Resigns as president of AT&T
- Recalled as president of AT&T.
- Buys control of Western Union Telegraph Company
- Forced by Justice Department to dispose of Western Union stock.
- AT& T is still a US Telecom Giant
Books & References:
- The telephone book : Bell, Watson, Vail and American life, 1876-1976 / H. M. Boettinger ; special photography by Richard A. Steinberg ; design by Ray Ripper, 1876-1976. Newmarket, Ontario: Riverwood Publishers, 1977.
- Paine, Albert Bigelow. In One Man's Life: Being Chapters From The Personal And Business Career Of Theodore N. Vail. London: Harper & Brothers, 1921.
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