This four-volume set is an excellent source of current biographical information on a wide range of industry leaders worldwide. The set contains narrative biographies that focus on the career paths, business achievements, leadership styles, business strategies, and industry impact of Fortune 500 and Global 500 corporate leaders, as well as other notable business people and entrepreneurs. IDBB both complements the popular St. James Press series International Directory of Company Histories (IDCH), which provides entries on the world's largest and most influential companies, and stands on its own as a source of detailed information on a wide range of business figures. Leaders of many of the companies covered in IDCH are profiled in IDBB. Entries emphasize leadership/ management style, business strategies and industry impact.