UID:
edocfu_9959227379802883
Format:
1 online resource (xxvii, 541pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
New ed. with a new introd. by Mira Wilkins.
ISBN:
1-107-22185-4
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1-280-87913-0
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1-139-07655-8
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9786613720443
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1-139-08110-1
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0-511-84232-5
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1-139-07083-5
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1-139-07883-6
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1-139-08337-6
Content:
American Business Abroad: Ford on Six Continents documents the first sixty years of Ford Motor Company's international expansion. Ford Motor Company introduced Americans to the first affordable car. Based on Ford's extraordinary company archives, this book traces the company's rise as a multinational enterprise. Following the export of the sixth car produced by the company, Ford opened its first plant abroad in its second year of business and quickly expanded around the world, building a business that by the mid 1920s spanned six continents. It faced wars, nationalism, numerous government restrictions and all the perils of operating across borders. First published in 1964, this book has lasting value in reminding readers of the long and uneven path of globalization. This new edition includes a new introduction by the author examining the impact and legacy of the study. It remains a major contribution to global economic history. In addition, Ford's history offers useful lessons today for both participants in the global economy and students of international business.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Cover; AMERICAN BUSINESS ABROAD: Ford on Six Continents; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction to the New Edition; Introduction to the First Edition; 1: First Venture; 2: Probing for Markets; 3: Model T: Triumph and Fable; 4: The Alchemy of War; 5: Step in Expansion; 6: The Sun Never Sets; 7: Properity and Frustration; 8: The Missionary Spirit; 9: The Best-Laid Plans; 10: Marriage of Convenience; 11: Time of Desperation; 12: A World Disturbed; 13: Extreme of Nationalism; 14: The British Empery; 15: On Both Sides of World War II; 16: The Crippled Phoenix
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17: The New Company18: Manufacturing for World Markets: From Dagenham to Geelong; 19: New Times, New Faces, New Policies; Appendices; APPENDIX 1. Heads of Ford's Foreign Activities, 1903-1962; APPENDIX 2. Ford's Automotive Foreign Operations; APPENDIX 3. Ford U.S. Production of Cars and Trucks Compared with Ford Production for Foreign Markets, 1903-1962; APPENDIX 4. Tractor Production-Fordson, Ford-Ferguson System, and Ford-Dearborn-Detroit, Cork, and Dagenham, 1917-1962
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APPENDIX 5, Chart 1: U.S. Ford Deliveries to Europe, Latin America, and Asia (Cars and Trucks, after 1918), 1903-1921 (Cars and Trucks, after 1918)APPENDIX 5, Chart 2: Ford Deliveries to Foreign Dealers, 1922-1940; APPENDIX 5, Chart 3: U.S.-type v. European-type Ford Passenger Cars Delivered to Foreign Dealers, 1932-1940; Appendix 6 appear on pages 542-543.; APPENDIX 7. Ford Motor Company International and Total Sales, 1954-1962; APPENDIX 8. Ford U.S. Equity in Net Assets of Foreign Subsidiaries and Branches, 1952-1962
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APPENDIX 9. Ford Motor Company Profi ts of Foreign Operationsand Dividends and Profi t Received, 1946-1961Bibliographical Essay; I. MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS.; A. General Location.; B. Crucial Records.; II. PUBLISHED COMPANY RECORDS.; III. ORAL HISTORY; A. General.; B. England, Ireland, and the European Continent.; C. Canada.; D. Latin America.; E. Far East.; F. Oceana.; G. Africa.; IV. FORD PERIODICALS.; A. Published by Ford-US.; B.PUBLISHED BY FORD ENTERPRISES.; V. PRINTED OR TYPED FORD HISTORIES.; A. Books on Ford-US.; B. Studies of Ford Overseas Companies.
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VI. STUDIES OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY.VII. THE AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS AND FOREIGN ACTIVITIES.; VIII. AMERICAN BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS.; IX. GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION.; Notes; Index; APPENDIX 6. Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd., Sales of North American-type Vehicles (1905-1959), to Ford-South Africa, Ford-Australia, Ford-India, Ford-Malaya, and Ford-New Zealand
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-40023-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-00797-6
Language:
English
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