My Life and Work - Couverture souple

Ford, Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1609420764 ISBN 13 : 9781609420765

Editeur : International Alliance Pro-Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

This is not only a great book about power, money, machinery, industry, production, consumption, improvements, ideas, and history. It is also a book that teaches - "one who fears failure, limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again. There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail."

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Although Ford invented neither the automobile nor the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. In doing so, Ford converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into a practical conveyance that would profoundly impact the landscape of the 20th Century. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As the owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism": mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout most of North America and in major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation and arranged for his family to control the company permanently. Ford was also widely known for his pacifism during the first years of World War I, and for promoting antisemitism through his newspaper The Dearborn Independent and the book The International Jew.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: International Alliance Pro-Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1609420764
• ISBN 13: 9781609420765
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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