Charles G. Koch
Author of The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company
About the Author
Charles G. Koch was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 1, 1935. His alma mater is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were received his B.S.in engineering and M.S. in mechanical engineering. He is co-owner, the chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. (since 1967), based in show more Kansas. He joined his father's company in 1961. Today, his company is the second-largest private company in the United States. Forbes named him the fourth wealthiest man in America. He employs over 100,000 people worldwide. Koch has won numerous awards for safety, environmental excellence, community stewardship, innovation, and customer service. Koch supports libertarian and free-enterprise policy and advocacy organizations. The Koch Cultural Trust supports young artists in a variety of fields. show less
Works by Charles G. Koch
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- Birthdate
- 1935-11-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Places of residence
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, General Engineering, 1957)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, Mechanical Engineering, 1958)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, Chemical Engineering, 1960) - Relationships
- Koch, Fred C. (Father)
Koch, Frederick (Brother)
Koch, David (Brother)
Koch, William (Brother) - Organizations
- John Birch Society
Institute for Humane Studies
Reason Foundation
Cato Institute
Members
Reviews
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Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Members
- 416
- Popularity
- #58,580
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 22
There are two points that I did not like: (a) the book is essentially an employee handbook for Koch employees. The price is high for a book that is essentially an advertisement for the company (b) accessing the footnotes from the text in the book did not work on my Kindle. This made it cumbersome to check the footnotes used.
Finally, it is useful to separate any judgment of the book from the controversial political opinions of its author.… (more)