Note: Page numbers followed by f refer to figures; page numbers followed by t refer to tables.
- ABC, 15, 19–21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 120, 174, 203
- acquisitions
- —Anders and successors and, 63, 67, 71, 72–73, 77–79
- —Buffett and, 78, 172, 173–176, 185–189, 189t, 202, 212
- —Malone and, 92–93, 94–95, 103–105, 203, 212–213
- —Murphy and, 7, 15–16, 17–19, 21, 27, 28–30, 31, 174, 203
- —outsider CEOs and, 6, 207, 208t
- —Singleton and, 11, 39–41, 42
- —Smith and, 8, 150–151, 165, 203
- —Stiritz and, 133–135, 138, 139, 141, 142–143, 146
- —Transdigm and, 34, 35
- Allegheny Industries, 51
- American Beverage Company (ABC), 150, 152–153
- American Express, 170, 176, 184, 186, 187
- Anders, Bill, 61–81
- —acquisitions by, 63, 67
- —background and education of, 61– ...