BIBFRAME Work

Title

Alcon Laboratories

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• McDonald, Thomas O., 1942- (author )

Subject

• Conner, William C., 1907- (LCNAF)
• ALCON Laboratories--History (LCSH)
• Alexander, Robert D. (LCNAF)
• Ophthalmic drugs industry--Texas--Fort Worth--History (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: HD9675.O634 M35 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
• DDC: 338.4/76153097645315 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"From its meager beginnings in 1947, by 1997 Alcon Laboratories became the world's dominate ophthalmic specialty company. Its founders, Bob Alexander and Bill Conner, had the vision to create an "ophthalmic house" and the entrepreneurial courage to push Alcon toward its destiny. This narrative explores the first fifty years of Alcon's history, its successes and failures, which led to this remarkable achievement. Spanning its start in the 1940's to its acquisition by Nestlé in 1977 and beyond, this book examines the three themes that explained Alcon's success: the Alcon Family, Alcon products, and Alcon leadership"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

"Become an Ophthalmic House Somday" -- "Put Us in the Ophthalmic Market" -- "Go with Those Crazy Guys in Texas" -- "We're Partners. Let's Try to Build a Great Company" -- "Benevolent Parent" -- "We've Attracted the Best People" -- World's Foremost Ophthalmic House.

Authorized Access Point

McDonald, Thomas O., 1942-. Alcon Laboratories

Geographic Coverage

• Texas

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:34.940212+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23938676

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc