My Years With General Motors
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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Few business memoirs have shaped modern corporate thinking as profoundly as Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s authoritative account of his decades at the helm of General Motors. My Years with General Motors chronicles the transformation of a fledgling automotive conglomerate into the world's largest and most powerful corporation, as told by the architect of that very revolution. Sloan details with remarkable precision the management philosophies, organisational structures, and strategic decisions that propelled GM to dominance, from the decentralisation of corporate authority to the pioneering of annual model changes that redefined consumer culture. Beyond its value as a corporate history, this landmark work presents a masterclass in leadership and institutional thinking that remains startlingly relevant decades after its first publication. Sloan's prose is methodical and authoritative, reflecting the mind of an engineer turned visionary executive, and his candid analysis of both triumphs and missteps gives the narrative a rare intellectual honesty. Recognised by Fortune magazine as one of the greatest business books ever written, it stands as an essential text for anyone seeking to understand how modern capitalism was built — and who truly built it.
Author: Alfred P. Sloan Jr.
Format: Paperback
Genre: Business & economics
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few business memoirs have shaped modern corporate thinking as profoundly as Alfred P. Sloan Jr.'s authoritative account of his decades at the helm of General Motors. My Years with General Motors chronicles the transformation of a fledgling automotive conglomerate into the world's largest and most powerful corporation, as told by the architect of that very revolution. Sloan details with remarkable precision the management philosophies, organisational structures, and strategic decisions that propelled GM to dominance, from the decentralisation of corporate authority to the pioneering of annual model changes that redefined consumer culture. Beyond its value as a corporate history, this landmark work presents a masterclass in leadership and institutional thinking that remains startlingly relevant decades after its first publication. Sloan's prose is methodical and authoritative, reflecting the mind of an engineer turned visionary executive, and his candid analysis of both triumphs and missteps gives the narrative a rare intellectual honesty. Recognised by Fortune magazine as one of the greatest business books ever written, it stands as an essential text for anyone seeking to understand how modern capitalism was built — and who truly built it.