https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3 Modern Day People Who Are Helping Build America en-us 2017-10-05 16:22:52 UTC 2025-09-25 18:26:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/195269529 Horizontal Integration is the acquisition of additional business activities that are at the same level of the value chain in similar or different industries. A company such as Disney would use this to expand their business. Now they own other companies like ABC, ESPN, and Pixar.]]> 2017-10-09 15:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/195269529 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/195278280 A trust is a large business with significant market power. Robber Barrons and Captains of Industry during the Gilded Age were known for having trusts or monopoly.]]> 2017-10-09 15:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/195278280 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196681177

Andrew Carnegie; Steel business

Captain of Industry

established and funded colleges, schools, non-profit organizations, and associations

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Oprah Winfrey; media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist

Captain of Industry

led campaigns and donated millions for American society problems

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Elon Musk; business investor, engineer, and inventor of Tesla and SpaceX

Captain of Industry

played a vital role in the development of early internet programming

]]> 2017-10-13 02:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196681272 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196683026 2017-10-13 03:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196683026 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196683182 1) The Gilded Age period had many rich Americans because it was an evolutionary point in history when going through industrialization. It was time when society found a way to get ahead of the industrial chain as new ideas, inventions, businesses, and inventors first significantly came about. Through systems and ideas like monopoly and trusts, Americans had the advantage at the time to embrace the new and use it for their gains. 

2) There are many more successful entrepreneurs today compared to back then. Acquiring wealth today is more versatile as there is a more organized business system in our nation as well as better education]]> 2017-10-13 03:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196683182 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196684400 Period: 2]]> 2017-10-13 03:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196684400 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196685602 Vertical Integration is a strategy where a company expands its business operations into different steps on the same production path. Business like meat had a system of managing cattle and eventually using their meat to be packaged for produce.]]> 2017-10-13 03:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196685602 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196685984 Monopoly is the exclusive possession or the control of the supply or trade in a commodity service. Monopolies can lead to charging overly high prices which is a way how many Americans acquired their wealth in the Gilded Age]]> 2017-10-13 03:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196685984 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196686491 Free-Enterprise is an economic system where a government places very few restrictions on the types of businesses, activities, or ownership in which citizens participate.
Businesses under this system have more freedom from the government and are able to benefit from increased competition.]]> 2017-10-13 03:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196686491 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687126 A philanthropist has the desire to promote the welfare of others. Someone like Andrew Carnegie was known as a philanthropist as he donated money to support education.]]> 2017-10-13 03:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687126 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687325 Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence officials in their daily life. Many politicians benefit and gain from this action]]> 2017-10-13 03:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687325 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687577 Globalization is the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. The United Nations is an example of a globalized organization as they establish international peace.]]> 2017-10-13 03:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687577 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687932 Corporate Consolidation is the merge and acquisition of many smaller companies into much larger ones. Food companies like Nestle or Kraft have bought many brands to expand their own.]]> 2017-10-13 03:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196687932 colderiamark https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196688256 Multinationals are companies operating in several countries. Companies like McDonalds and Nike are multinational as they are widely known and seen globally.]]> 2017-10-13 03:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/colderiamark/csc5ua4pf4z3/wish/196688256