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Banking On America
《Banking On America》考察道明银行如何走出加拿大，并在美国建立起重要业务版图。它关注的不只是机构规模的扩大，也包括促成这一进程的领导力、战略与企业文化。全书讨论道明发展为北美重要银行力量背后的决策和运作方式。作者结合访谈、研究与内部视角，使这部作品具有商业史的框架，同时把注意力放在影响机构方向的人物与观念上。
霍华德·格林的贡献，在于将这些要素组织成一部有报道基础的叙事，而不是把银行业写成并购或财务结果的抽象排列。他通过访谈和研究，考察领导层与组织文化如何同正式战略共同发挥作用。内部视角也显示出作者对实际经验的重视：读者不仅看到结果，也能思考一家大型金融机构如何在内部被引导、调整和理解。由此，格林让这个故事对管理、组织以及加拿大商业史的读者都更易接近。
本书的重要性，在于它记录了一家加拿大银行进入美国市场的过程，并呈现其中涉及的组织选择。它提供了一个具体切入口，用来思考跨境商业、机构身份的形成，以及文化与扩张之间的关系。作品的价值并不只在于赞颂增长，而在于考察增长何以成为可能：哪些领导方式和工作实践支撑了这一变化。对于银行业与商业史读者而言，它把一段企业经历同金融机构如何改变这一更广泛的问题联系起来。
收藏者或许会关注这部作品，是因为它把明确的历史对象与叙事性非虚构的阐释空间结合在一起。它的文学兴趣，体现在将访谈、研究和多重视角编织成一段机构转型史；它的艺术性，则体现在如何把人物、决策与文化塑造成连贯的整体。因此，本书适合放入关注加拿大历史、商业写作，或把银行业视为人的活动与组织活动来研究的收藏体系中。
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Signed First Edition hardcover of Banking On America by Canadian business journalist and BNN television anchor Howard Green.
This copy has been signed by the author on the title page and retains the original publisher's "Signed by Author" sticker on the front dust jacket.
Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. in 2013, the copyright page states First Edition. The number line begins with "2", which may indicate a later printing. Accordingly, this copy is being offered as a First Edition, believed to be a Second Printing.
Banking On America tells the remarkable story of how TD Bank expanded beyond Canada and became one of North America's most successful financial institutions. Through interviews, research, and insider perspectives, Howard Green examines the leadership, strategy, and culture that transformed TD into a major force in the U.S. banking market.
An excellent addition for collectors of Canadian business history, banking, investing, and signed nonfiction.
Condition:
- Hardcover with original dust jacket• Signed by Howard Green• Stated First Edition• Believed to be a Second Printing• Original "Signed by Author" sticker present• Clean interior pages• Binding firm and sound• Light shelf wear from normal handling and storage• No missing pages noted
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