The British Motor Industry, 1945-94

A Case Study in Industrial Decline
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-19-829074-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 440 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 828 g

A fascinating and well-researched look at the British motor industry which will appeal to both academic readers and practitioners alike. Why are there now no major car manufacturers in Britain? Whisler considers this and the surrounding issues, making valuable comparisons with overseas manufacturers operating both in the UK and abroad, which provide us with additional interest and insight. Based upon careful use of company archives, this book covers in particular the issues of product development, quality, design, and range, ensuring that The British Motor Industry is destined to make a distinctive contribution to our understanding of the performance of UK manufacturers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whisler, Timothy R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Produktionsmanagement, Qualitätskontrolle
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Fahrzeugtechnik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Automobilindustrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- 1: Reconversion: confirming the inter-war course

- 2: Corporate Structure and Management Strategy: decision making and path dependence, 1945-68

- 3: British Leyland and Chrysler UK: lock-in, path overlap, and dysfunction

- 4: The Final Stage in the Indigenous Path: British Leyland under Edwardes, 1977-9

- 5: Design and Development: the practical man and the myth of engineering excellence

- 6: British Production Methods: the evolution of flexibility and failure of Fordism

- 7: Distribution Structures: dealers, agents, and self-interest

- 8: Domestic and Export Markets: demand, differentiation, and product characteristics

- 9: Product Quality and Reliability: the silver British lemon

- 10: U-Turn, New Path, or Market Failure? 1979-94

- Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Timothy Whisler is in the Department of History at Saint Francis College, Loretto, Pennsylvania. He has a PhD from the London School of Economics and has contributed to many books and journals on the subject of the motor industry, including Wada and Shiomi, Fordism Transfomed (OUP, 1995).