《Partnership The Making of Goldman Sschs》

by Charles D. Ellis (Author)

Product details

Paperback: 768 pages

Publisher: Penguin (5 Nov. 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0141035242

ISBN-13: 978-0141035246

Product Dimensions:12.9 x 3.2 x 19.8 cm

Product description

Despite financial turmoil, Goldman Sachs remain the leading investment bank in their field. They are notorious for their unique management culture, unorthodox recruiting techniques - and for their secrecy. InThe Partnership Charles Ellis reveals their story.

With unparalleled access to the leadership of this famously close-knit firm, Ellis investigates the brilliant individuals who turned a marginal family business into a global powerhouse, weathering recession, scandal and disaster on the way. Among them are high school dropout and financial genius Sidney Weinberg, maverick reinventor John Whitehead, former US treasury secretary Hank Paulson and working-class New Yorker turned current CEO, Lloyd Blankfein.

The Partnership reveals the shared values of intensive recruitment, discipline and talent that have tied Goldman Sachs's people together - and made it a survivor.

Review

" Rich with insider lore as well as the closed-door dramas of partnership clashes." -"The New York Times Book Review" "Exhaustively researched . . . paints a convincing picture of an institution that has got most of the important things right." -"The Economist"

Review

Engaging history of the company