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When the Machine Stopped

When the Machine Stopped A Cautionary Tale from Industrial America

Paperback (01 Aug 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

From the careful craftsmanship of machine tools to the ingenious crafting of a leveraged buy-out and the inticacies of a bitter trade dispute, the author tells the life-and-death story of a machine company called Burgmaster. Named one of the 10 best business books of 1989 by "Business Week", this provides a wealth of information about innovation, foreign and domestic competition, employee relations, leveraged buy-outs and much more.

About the Publisher

Harvard Business Review Press

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) was founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, wholly-owned subsidiary of Harvard University, reporting into Harvard Business School. Our mission is to improve the practice of management in a changing world. This mission influences how we approach what we do here and what we believe is important.

Book information

ISBN: 9780875842448
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 350
Weight: 5600g
Height: 230mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 27mm