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 shifts in innovation patterns, since two companies--General Motors and General Electric--that had no traditional ties to locomotive production demolished...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691027765

ISBN13:9780691027760

Release Date:August 1998

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 7.8" x 10.0"

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Business Business & Investing History Transportation

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

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