UID:
almafu_9961412402702883
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 249 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-80010-769-2
Series Statement:
The publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society ; volume 82
Content:
This book traces the rise and decline of the once mighty company, Vauxhall, which in the third quarter of the twentieth century dominated the Luton economy.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Feb 2024).
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Front cover -- Contents -- List of Plates -- List of Tables and Charts -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One -- 1 The Evolution of Vauxhall: The 1890s to 1925 -- 2 The American Takeover of Vauxhall -- 3 The Rise of Vauxhall to the 'Big Six': 1930-1950 -- 4 Financial, Marketing and Export Strategies -- 5 Management and Labour Relations to 1929 -- 6 The Bartlett Years: Industrial Relations Policies 1929-1950 -- 7 The Growth of Luton: From Hats to Cars -- 8 Vauxhall and the Luton Economy to the 1950s -- Part Two -- 9 Vauxhall and Luton 1950-1970: Boom and Affluence -- 10 Acme to Nadir: The Decline of Vauxhall in Luton 1970-2003 -- Appendix A: Managing Directors of Vauxhall -- Appendix B: Luton and Bedford Companies referred to in the book -- Appendix C: Explanation of Conference Terms -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-85155-068-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781800107694
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