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Rethinking the assembly line: Organisation, performance and productivity in Ford Motor Company, c. 1908–27

James M. Wilson Department of Management, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, ScotlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alan McKinlay School of Management, St Andrews University, St Andrews, Scotland
Pages 760-778 | Published online: 20 Aug 2010

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