Alfred P. Sloan: Critical Evaluations in Business and ManagementJohn Cunningham Wood, Michael C. Wood This two-volume collection looks at the life and work of Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. (1875-1966), chief executive of General Motors from 1923 to 1946, whose unique and ahead-of-its-time management style left an indelible mark on business and management studies.Also featuring an extensive bibliography, this set will prove valuable to business students and researchers alike. |
Contents
WOOD AND MICHAEL C WOOD | 8 |
Smith battles Sloans legacy 369 | 14 |
VOLUME I | 23 |
Bruce Barton Alfred Sloan | 48 |
PART 5 | 87 |
how two mighty corporations tried to stifle | 91 |
tuning | 101 |
tuningup General Motors | 144 |
The fable of Fisher Body | 253 |
FisherGeneral Motors and the nature of the firm | 289 |
Employee relations | 307 |
an historical analysis | 329 |
GM and public transport | 377 |
Contributions to administration by Alfred P Sloan Jr | 384 |
a comparative analysis | 411 |
General Motors and the demise of streetcars | 414 |
PART 7 | 154 |
physical regulation contrasted | 160 |
Markets networks and the rise of Chrysler in old Detroit | 218 |
General Motors and mass transit again | 439 |
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