When students, job candidates, business executives, historians and investors need accurate and detailed information on the development of any of the world's 2000 largest and most influential companies, direct them to 'International Directory of Company Histories'. This multi-volume work brings together the histories of companies that are a leading influence in a particular industry or geographic location. Each two- to four-page entry is meticulously detailed with facts gathered from popular magazines, academic periodicals, books, annual reports and the archives of the companies themselves.