Why some firms thrive while others fail : governance and management lessons from the crisis / [electronic resource] Thomas H. Stanton. Stanton, Thomas H., 1944- Corporations United States Case studies. Industrial management United States Case studies. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. HD2785 .S65 2012 338.50973 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 16, 2012). Why did some firms weather the financial crisis and others not? This book investigates the inner workings of over a dozen major financial and nonfinancial companies, reveals what went wrong and proposes a remedy. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199915996.001.0001 eng United States United States