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Implementing management innovations Implementing management innovations Shannon W Anderson "Implementing Management Innovations: Lessons Learned from Activity Based Costing in the U.S. Automobile Industry is the result of a long-term study of the implementation of activity based costing (A… OL12016294W
Taken for a ride Taken for a ride Bill Vlasic "Reveals the unsuccessful attempt to take over Chrysler by its biggest shareholder, the reclusive billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, and its legendary retired CEO, Lee Iacocca. Their startling grab for the … OL15840297W
Motor City shakedown Motor City shakedown D. E. Johnson "Detroit, 1911. Seven months have passed since Will Anderson's friend Wesley McRae was brutally murdered and Will and the woman he loves, Elizabeth Hume, barely escaped with their lives. Will's hand,… OL15947495W
Who Killed the Electric Car? Who Killed the Electric Car? Chris Paine It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The l… OL16108708W
The Henney Motor Company The Henney Motor Company Thomas A. McPherson During the 1930s and 1940s, Henney came close to total industry dominance. It had an overwhelming range of products and a powerhouse dealer network, and managed a steady stream of innovations. In the… OL16767024W
Getting the Bugs Out Getting the Bugs Out David Kiley After a wild ride of ups and downs for almost three decades, Volkswagen has regained its stature as one of America's most beloved auto makers. In Getting the Bugs Out, journalist and auto industry ex… OL16928343W
The Longoria affair The Longoria affair John J. Valadez A documentary on the Mexican-American civil rights movement. The film tells the story of one key injustice, the refusal, by a small-town funeral home in Texas after World War II, to care for a dead s… OL16938408W
The automotive industry in an era of eco-austerity The automotive industry in an era of eco-austerity P. E. Wells This book analyses the future prospects of the largest manufacturing sector in the world, the automotive industry, at a time of unprecedented global financial crisis and unrelenting environmental pre… OL16977463W
Driving Honda Driving Honda Jeffrey Rothfeder " A journalist's inside look at what makes Honda the most consistently innovative and effective automaker. In recent years Toyota has received more than its fair share of attention for its "lean" man… OL17667899W
Along came the Model T! Along came the Model T! Robert M. Quackenbush A biography of the developer of the first lightweight, inexpensive automobile. OL1851350W
Lee Iacocca Lee Iacocca David R. Collins A biography of the man who became president of Chrysler Corporation after thirty-two years with Ford Motor Company. OL19040602W
Identidades, estado nacional y globalidad Identidades, estado nacional y globalidad Luis Aboites,Brígida von Mentz reflexiones sobre las bases sociales del estado nacion en el mexico del siglo XIX OL19264622W
The Ford century in Minnesota The Ford century in Minnesota Brian McMahon In 1903, before the Ford Motor Company was even incorporated, Stephen Tenvoorde signed a contract to sell ?Fordmobiles? at his bicycle shop in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Four generations later, the Tenvoo… OL20047601W
The American automobile The American automobile John B. Rae For the general reader. OL20540063W
Henry Ford Henry Ford Jacqueline L. Harris A biography of the American inventor and engineer who became a pioneer in the automobile industry and founded the Ford Motor Company. OL2622948W
The burden of proof The burden of proof Scott Turow Turow's acclaimed second novel, which topped international bestseller lists, is now available in trade paperback. Sandy Stern, the brilliant defense attorney from Presumed Innocent, faces an event so… OL26906W
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen Immo Sievers Ausgezeichnet mit dem MPC-Autobuch-Preis 2007 in der Kategorie "Bestes Autobuch Historie" In den Kindertagen des Automobils kam 1898 ein junger Däne ins sächsische Mittweida, um am dortigen Techni… OL2797203W
Sloan rules Sloan rules David R. Farber "Alfred P. Sloan Jr. became the president of General Motors in 1923 and stepped down as its CEO in 1946. During this time, he led GM past the Ford Motor Company and on to international business trium… OL3942082W
VIP who work with cars, buses, and trucks VIP who work with cars, buses, and trucks Dorothy Rhodes Freeman Introduces the various jobs of people who design, build, sell, drive, and repair cars, buses, and trucks. OL4120233W
Driving over a cliff? Driving over a cliff? Graeme P. Maxton xv, 263 p. : 24 cm OL815005W
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