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From Steam to Diesel : Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry.
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2001.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781400822683 1400822688 |