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Sweet & Sour Grapes: The Story of the Machine Tool Industry

ISBN: 1587620316
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 77

Authors: James Egbert

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Sweet and Sour Grapes
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Imagination, Passion, and the Sixth Priority
• Passion
• The Sixth Priority
• Chapter 2: Progress and Its Cause
• Prehistory
• Natural Selection
• The Cause of Progress
• A Conundrum
• Value
• The Rate of Advance
• Chapter 3: The Culture of Yankee Ingenuity
• Maturity
• A Special Machine Tool
• The Payoff
• Chapter 4: Why We Work (W3)
• A Common Riddle
• Why We Work (W3)
• Recognition
• Classic Culture Clash
• Yankee Ingenuity at the Organization Level
• Seniority and Loyalty
• Job Security
• Chapter 5: Historical Snapshot
• Evolution
• The Stress of Succession
• The Vitality Drain
• Chapter 6: Leaders: The Facilitators of W3
• Succession Thoughts
• Recruiting
• Leadership
• Collar Color
• Courage
• Communicating
• Chapter 7: The Business Enterprise
• Enterprise Personality
• Competing
• Ownership Examples
• Ownership Model
• Chapter 8: Buyers and Users
• The Automotive Customer
• Procurement Practices
• The Auction
• Payment Terms
• Consolidation and Relationships
• Standardization
• Personnel
• Chapter 9: Competition
• Market Distortions
• Evaluating the Offering
• The Suppliers View
• The International Marketplace
• Chapter 10: Government and Pig Farmers
• Loan Guarantee Subsidies
• Tax Abatements
• The Special Machine Tool Industry and Government
• Monopoly
• The National Medal of Technology
• Chapter 11: Lessons Learned
• Lesson 1: The Global Free Market
• Lesson 2: The Human Element
• Lesson 3: The Business Environment
• Lesson 4: Managers and Owners
• Lesson 5: Procurement and Use
• Lesson 6: Governmental Relations
• One Final Lesson
• End of Story
• Addenda
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• Addendum 6