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    Second Shift

    The Inside Story of the Keep GM Movement

    by David Hollister, Ray Tadgerson, David Closs, G. Tomas M. Hult ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 18 min

    The dynamic, collaborative management model that saved a U.S. manufacturing cityWhen car-making giant General Motors decided to close its plant in Lansing, Michigan, in 1996, one person-the city’s newly elected mayor-stood up and said “no.” Initially, it was the cry of a man in the wilderness. Not once in its century-long history had GM reversed a decision to close a plant. But Mayor David ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Second Shift: The Inside Story of the Keep GM Movement

    by David Hollister, Ray Tadgerson, David Closs, G. Tomas M. Hult ...
    The dynamic, collaborative management model that saved a U.S. manufacturing cityWhen car-making giant General Motors decided to close its plant in Lansing, Michigan, in 1996, one person—the city’s newly elected mayor—stood up and said “no.” Initially, it was the cry of a man in the wilderness. Not once in its century-long history had GM reversed a decision to close a plant. But Mayor David ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

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  • The Toyota Way : 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer

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  • Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results

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  • The Reckoning

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  • The Toyota Way to Success EBOOK BUNDLE

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