Portuguese Casa da Índia
by Portuguese Casa da Índia – The State Monopoly That Institutionalized Europe’s Asian Trade
Category: Nominations
The “Glass-Steagall” Repeal (Gramm-Leach-Bliley)
by The “Glass-Steagall” Repeal (Gramm-Leach-Bliley) – The End of Depression-Era Banking Separation and the Road to 2008
The “Business Model Canvas”
by The “Business Model Canvas” – A Visual Tool for Strategizing and Pitching New Ventures
Zheng Hes Treasure Fleet
by Zheng Hes Treasure Fleet – The Ming Dynasty’s Unmatched Armada of Naval Diplomacy and Trade
Clayton Christensen (“Disruptive Innovation” Theorist)
Clayton Christensen (“Disruptive Innovation” Theorist) – The Harvard Professor Who Explained Why Great Companies Fail
Francesco Balducci Pegolotti (Author)
Francesco Balducci Pegolotti (Author) – The Compiler of the Medieval Merchant’s Encyclopedic Handbook
Benedetto Cotrugli (Author)
Benedetto Cotrugli (Author) – The Renaissance Theorist of the Ethical Merchant
Luca Pacioli (Author)
Luca Pacioli (Author) – The Codifier of Accounting’s Universal Language
Marco Polo (though a traveler, his book)
Marco Polo (though a traveler, his book) – The Travelogue That Opened Europe’s Eyes to Eastern Commercial Wealth
The “Gap” & Millard Drexler (Retail Branding)
The “Gap” & Millard Drexler (Retail Branding) – Defining Casual American Style and Building a Lifestyle Brand