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# Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

(1918–2007)   Economic Historian

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Alfred D. Chandler, Jr was an economic historian.

## Quick Facts About Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

Born September 15, 1918

Died May 9, 2007

Profession Economic Historian

## About Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

American historian (1918–2007)... \| Alfred DuPont Chandler Jr. was a professor of business history at Harvard Business School and Johns Hopkins University, who wrote extensively about the scale and the management structures of modern corporations. His works redefined business and economic history of industrialization. He received the

##  Quotes by Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

> [Unless structure follows strategy, inefficiency results.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-d-chandler-jr/unless-structure-follows-strategy-inefficiency-results/)

Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

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> [The modern joint stock firm is the outcome of innumerable decisions made by individual entrepreneurs, owners and managers. For these decision makers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-d-chandler-jr/the-modern-joint-stock-firm-is-the-outcome-of-innumerable-decisions/)

Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

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> [All I know is that the Internet will transform the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-d-chandler-jr/all-i-know-is-that-the-internet-will-transform-the-world/)

Alfred D. Chandler, Jr

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