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The Competitive status of the U.S. auto industry [[electronic resource] ] : a study of the influences of technology in determining international industrial competitive advantage / / prepared by Automobile Panel, Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues of the Office of the Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Engineering and the Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council



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Titolo: The Competitive status of the U.S. auto industry [[electronic resource] ] : a study of the influences of technology in determining international industrial competitive advantage / / prepared by Automobile Panel, Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues of the Office of the Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Engineering and the Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
Disciplina: 338.4/76292/0973
Soggetto topico: Automobile industry and trade - United States
Motor vehicle industry - United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p. 197-200.
Nota di contenuto: ""The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry:""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry""; ""Summary""; ""THREE HISTORICAL THEMES""; ""Convergence in Technology""; ""Internationalization""; ""Public Demands on the Industry""; ""Product Cost and Quality""; ""TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITION""; ""CONCLUSION: THREE SCENARIOS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS""; ""1 The U.S. Auto Industry in Crisis ""; ""NOTES""; ""2 An Industry Primer ""; ""THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS""; ""The Plant Network: An Illustration""; ""COMPANIES AND STRATEGIES, 1908-1973""
""Strategy at Ford"" ""Alfred Sloan and GM's Strategy""; ""Chrysler and Product Engineering""; ""The Imports""; ""Firm Performance in the 1970's: Response to Crisis""; ""NOTES""; ""3 The Evolution of Technology: From Radical to Incremental Innovation ""; ""INFANCY TO MATURITY: A PARADIGM OF TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION""; ""THE U.S. EXPERIENCE""; ""Developments in Engine Technology""; ""The Body and the Assembly Plant""; ""CONTRASTS IN THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE""; ""TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPETITION AND ORGANIZATION""; ""NOTES""
""4 International Competition: Trade Flows and Industry Structure """"PATTERNS OF WORLD TRADE IN AUTOS""; ""THE STRUCTURE OF MARKETS AND COMPETITION""; ""Concentration in the United States""; ""Changes in World Market Structure""; ""Mergers and Acquisitions""; ""Marketing and Production :Joint Ventures""; ""THE FORTUNES OF THE SMALL CAR IN THE U.S. MARKET""; ""Small Cars and Competition""; ""Initial Import Penetration""; ""Imports in The 1960's and the Entry of the Japanese""; ""Small Cars and the Crisis of 1980""; ""NOTES""
""5 Government Regulation: the Evolution of Public Demands on the Industry """"THE ORIGINS OF REGULATION""; ""Public Demands in the Formative Years""; ""The New Deal and the War Years""; ""A Shift in Perceptions""; ""The Emergence of Regulation by Mandate""; ""An Adversarial Environment""; ""THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON COMPETITION AND INNOVATION""; ""Competition and Regulation""; ""Innovation and Regulation""; ""NOTES""; ""6 The Sources of Competitive Advantage: Cost and Quality Comparisons ""; ""COMPARATIVE COSTS OF PRODUCTION""; ""Evidence from Alternative Perspectives""
""ASPECTS OF PRODUCT QUALITY"" ""Definitions""; ""Assembly Quality""; ""Reliability""; ""Durability""; ""Customer Loyalty""; ""EXPLANATION AND PROGNOSIS""; ""Explaining the Performance Gap""; ""NOTES""; ""7 Jobs and People: The Impact of Workforce Management on Competition ""; ""TECHNOLOGY AND THE NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT""; ""THE UNION-MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP""; ""THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANCE""; ""Prospects for Adaptation""; ""NOTES""; ""8 Technology and Competition in the U.S. Automobile Market ""; ""A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS""; ""EMPIRICAL SPECIFICATION""
""COMPARISONS OF DISCOUNTS DURING 1977 AND 1979""
Titolo autorizzato: The Competitive status of the U.S. auto industry  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-24665-0
9786610246656
0-309-54072-0
0-585-16849-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455415703321
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