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PAPERBACK list:$42.25 Web:$38.02 add to cart PDF BOOK your price: $32.50 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles State and Federal Standards for Mobile-Source Emissions New Directions in Manufacturing: Report of a Workshop Other Related Titles The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry: A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage (1982) National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 197   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More Page 197 Front Matter (R1-R14) Summary (1-9) 1 The U.S. Auto Industry in Crisis (10-16) 2 An Industry Primer (17-34) 3 The Evolution of Technology: From Radical to Incremental Innovation (35-50) 4 International Competition: Trade Flows and Industry Structure (51-75) 5 Government Regulation: The Evolution of Public Demands on the Industry (76-89) 6 The Sources of Competitive Advantage: Cost and Quality Comparisons (90-108) 7 Jobs and People: The Impact of Workforce Management on Competition (109-121) 8 Technology and Competition in the U.S. Automobile Market (122-132) 9 The Character of Automotive Innovation in the 1970s and Beyond (133-149) 10 The Automotive Future: Three Scenarios and Their Implications (150-168) Appendix A: Estimates of Comparative Productivity and Costs Under Alternative Methods (169-188) Appendix B: Productivity and Absenteeism (189-191) Appendix C: Statistical Analysis of Technology, Sales, and Prices (192-196) Bibliography (197-200) Biographical Sketches (201-206)

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