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The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry:

A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage

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Size: 220 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1982

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Automobile Panel, Committee on Technology and International Economic and Trade Issues of the Office of the Foreign Secretary, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Summary	1-9	(skim)
1 The U.S. Auto Industry in Crisis	10-16	(skim)
2 An Industry Primer	17-34	(skim)
3 The Evolution of Technology: From Radical to Incremental Innovation	35-50	(skim)
4 International Competition: Trade Flows and Industry Structure	51-75	(skim)
5 Government Regulation: The Evolution of Public Demands on the Industry	76-89	(skim)
6 The Sources of Competitive Advantage: Cost and Quality Comparisons	90-108	(skim)
7 Jobs and People: The Impact of Workforce Management on Competition	109-121	(skim)
8 Technology and Competition in the U.S. Automobile Market	122-132	(skim)
9 The Character of Automotive Innovation in the 1970s and Beyond	133-149	(skim)
10 The Automotive Future: Three Scenarios and Their Implications	150-168	(skim)
Appendix A: Estimates of Comparative Productivity and Costs Under Alternative Methods	169-188	(skim)
Appendix B: Productivity and Absenteeism	189-191	(skim)
Appendix C: Statistical Analysis of Technology, Sales, and Prices	192-196	(skim)
Bibliography	197-200	(skim)
Biographical Sketches	201-206	(skim)

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