Stress and Struggle inside International Harvester
| Autor: | Sally Clarke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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History
060106 history of social sciences Corporate governance 06 humanities and the arts 060104 history Power (social and political) Action (philosophy) Consent decree Stress (linguistics) Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Dividend 0601 history and archaeology Profitability index Business Voting trust Law and economics |
| Zdroj: | Enterprise & Society. 22:663-695 |
| ISSN: | 1467-2235 1467-2227 |
| Popis: | At International Harvester, a 1902 merger, the defining feature was discord. A J. P. Morgan financier by the name of George W. Perkins and a formal agreement initiated changes to mitigate stress and struggle. Existing research dates improvement to 1906. This paper extends the analysis and documents that, among changes, entrepreneur William Deering and his children parted with some holdings, helping to diminish tensions. Meanwhile, the McCormicks agreed to a stock dividend. This action helped mellow strife and augment their power. How did discord affect efficiency? The conventional answer centers on management along with expansion abroad, but that analysis is enhanced through study of seven brands and their local factories, pricing, and an antitrust consent decree. When a voting trust ran out its clock in 1912, conflict at International Harvester was receding. The firm’s record suggests various governance formats could yield efficiency and profitability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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