The East India Company’s royal charter gave it the ability to “wage war,” and initially it used military force to protect itself and fight rival traders. In 1757, however, it seized control ...

The mighty Dutch East India Company that brought porcelain, spices and exotica to Europe was the first business entity to link the East and West; indeed, it was the first multinational corporation.

The East India Company, a trading firm with its own army, was masterful at manipulating governments for its own profit. It’s the prototype for today’s multinationals.

The East India Company was involved in other revolutions around the world as well—The Opium Wars resulting in Britain’s seizure of Hong Kong (19th century) and the Boston Tea Party, the revolt ...

THE ANARCHY The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire By William Dalrymple Nowadays, almost every M.B.A. program includes classes on business ethics. William ...

The company of the same name was first established in 1600 to trade items from the East, and became a powerful force with its own army, navy and treasury. It was dissolved more than 200 years ...

Starting in 1600, for a quarter of a millennium, the East India Company grew, prospered, and dominated like no other corporation the world has ever seen. Spices, fine textiles and crafted ...

The Dutch East India Co. is widely thought to be the first company to allow the public to invest in its business, in what was the world's earliest initial public offering (IPO). Commonly known as ...

Like a child with a pocket full of Pokemon cards, East India Company only has two things on its mind – war and trade. Far-flung ports sell trade items such as spices, silk and tea. Bring them ...

The East India Company’s royal charter gave it the ability to “wage war,” and initially it used military force to protect itself and fight rival traders. In 1757, however, it seized control ...