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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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)

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Front Matter (R1-R14)

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)