Books matching: bad corporate decisions
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Save:A big, bold look at the rise and fall of industrial giants, rich with fascinating details - best for patient readers curious about the forces that shape entire industries.
'The Reckoning' by David Halberstam is a journalistic-style book that delves into the rise and fall of the American auto industry, focusing on the histories of Ford and Nissan. The book is praised for its in-depth research, providing a narrative that allows readers to relate to the key figures involved and understand the consequences of historical events that still impact us today. Through detailed accounts and portraits, the book explores how the industry lost its manufacturing prowess due to bad corporate decisions, arrogance, and greed, with a particular emphasis on the personal and professional conflicts within companies like Ford.
By the middle of the war, the Ford Motor Company was in such poor shape, teetering on collapse, that high government officials pondered whether to take it over, for the government had to keep the gian...1986•779 pages
