The Struggle for Control of the Modern Corporation: Organizational Change at General Motors, 1924-1970 Contributor(s): Freeland, Robert F. (Author), Granovetter, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521677912 ISBN-13: 9780521677912 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: Drawing on primary historical material, The Struggle for Control of the Modern Corporation, provides a historical overview of decision making and political struggle within one of America's largest and most important corporations. Freeland examines the changes in the General Motors organization between the years 1924 and 1970. He takes issue with the well-known argument of business historian Alfred Chandler and economist Oliver Williamson, who contend that GM's multidivisional structure emerged and survived because it was more efficient than alternative forms of organization. |
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BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Automobile Industry - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General |
Dewey: 338.762 |
Series: Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Contributor Bio(s): Freeland, Robert F.: - Robert F. Freeland is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He has published in the American Journal of Sociology and Business History Review, and is the recipient of the 1998 Social Science History Association's President's Book Prize for this book. |