From Steam to Diesel : Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry.

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This overview of the leading locomotive producers in the United States during the twentieth century shows how they responded to a radical technological change: the replacement of steam locomotives by diesels. The locomotive industry provides a valuable case study of business practices and dramatic s...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Churella, Albert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2001.
Temas:
1900-1999
Locomotive industry > United States > Management > History > 20th century.
Locomotives > Industrie > États-Unis > Gestion > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SCIENCE > History.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This overview of the leading locomotive producers in the United States during the twentieth century shows how they responded to a radical technological change: the replacement of steam locomotives by diesels. The locomotive industry provides a valuable case study of business practices and dramatic shifts in innovation patterns, since two companies--General Motors and General Electric--that had no traditional ties to locomotive production demolished established steam locomotive manufacturers. Albert Churella uses many previously untapped sources to illustrate how producers responded to technolo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages)
ISBN:9781400822683
1400822688

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