The fetish of Fordism. (Henry Ford's economic ideas)

Monthly Review;  March 1, 1988 ;   Foster, Bellamy;   787 words ......expansion of the Ford legend, particularly...new mythology of Fordism, intended to sum...is this fetish of Ford and the ism now attached...thirties and forties, Fordism. For old Henry Ford had grasped something...radical theorists of Fordism argue, as the world...ask whether Henry ...

A century after Henry Ford, middle class does less to drive economy

International Herald Tribune;  April 5, 2006 ;   David Leonhardt;   787 words ......it became part of Ford's rationale as well...philosophy known as Fordism.More production could...percent a year.Henry Ford would have no idea...comforting about Fordism was that it suggested...who have long made Fordism a centerpiece of...the conclusion that Ford's reassuring cycle...

"Fordism" and the French regulationist school.

Monthly Review;  May 1, 1989 ;   Cataife, Daniel;   787 words ......exploration (MR, March 1988) of the uses of Fordism in contemporary radical political economic...convincingly shows that in this research Fordism has been placed beyond the pale of historical scrutiny. This is paradoxical, since Fordism has even been used by radical Fordists...

Betting on Volvo.(Ford Motor Co. buys car division of Volvo AB)

Newsweek;  February 8, 1999 ;   McGinn, Daniel;   787 words ...Ford joins the global car-merger game, adding a Yuppiemobile to...vacationing isn't one of them. The hard-driving president of Ford Motor Co. is at his desk before 6 most mornings; rather than...early last month, amid rumors of an imminent merger between Ford and Volvo, Nasser dismissed reports that he'd ...

Ford Calls for Job Cuts, Plant Closings As It Reports Loss; CEO Sees...

The Washington Post;  October 21, 2005 ;   Sholnn Freeman;   756 words ...Ford Motor Co. reported a $1.2 billion third-quarter loss in its...top-to-bottom" job cuts and "significant" plant closings. Ford's announcement came days after General Motors Corp. announced...undertaking two of the largest restructurings in years. GM and Ford are aiming to be smaller, lower-cost producers ...

Fordism

A Dictionary of Geography;    SUSAN MAYHEW;   165 words ...Fordism A term coined by A. Gramsci (trans. 1971...low prices, advertising, and credit. Fordism, exemplified by the mass‐production...Taylorism used by the car maker, Henry Ford (1863–1947), gave workers high...work. Many commentators believe that Fordism was characteristic of Western ...

FORD ELIMINATES 35,000 JOBS 4 PLANTS IN THE U.S. AND 1 IN CANADA WILL BE...

Roanoke Times & World News;  January 12, 2002 ;   ASSOCIATED PRESS STAFF WRITER LOIS CALIRI CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.;   787 words ...Ford Motor Co. announced Friday it is eliminating 35,000 jobs, closing five plants and dropping...automaker. The job cuts include 22,000 in North America and amount to about 10 percent of Ford's worldwide work force. "For most of the last decade, the Ford Motor Company was on a roll," chief executive ...

Ford seeks buyout of all Indianapolis dealerships. (Ford Motor Co.)

Automotive News;  May 12, 1997 ;   Connelly, Mary Sawyers, Arlena;   787 words ...Ford Motor Co., rocking the world of traditional auto dealerships in the United States, wants to acquire control of all Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealerships in metropolitan Indianapolis. Ford last week asked Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealers in the Indianapolis market to sell to...

Dealers protected as Ford quits big trucks. (Ford Motor Co. )

Automotive News;  February 24, 1997 ;   Kisiel, Ralph;   787 words ...Ford Motor Co. is bailing out of the heavy-truck business, but its dealers will still have products to sell. About 257 Ford dealers in North America are affected by Ford's decision to sell its heavy-duty truck business to Freightliner Corp., a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz...

Ford Moves to 'Rebuild Relationships'; Chairman Ousts Nasser, Cites Loss...

The Washington Post;  October 31, 2001 ;   Frank Swoboda;   787 words ...Ford Motor Co. Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. said yesterday that he decided to force the resignation of Jacques...was near paralysis. "I think we lost our focus in several areas," Ford said. "We do need to rebuild relationships, starting right here...

Ford, 1903-2003: The European History

The Journal of Transport History;  March 1, 2005 ;   Rubinstein, James;   787 words ......Yannick Lung and Steven Tolliday (eds), Ford, 1903-2003: The European History, ditions...2 Volumes, 1,241 pp., euro165.00 The Ford Motor Company is best known in transport...century. The company even lent its name, 'Fordism', to the revolution. Less well appreciated is Ford's pioneering role in ...

Ford looks for a few good global suppliers.(includes related article on...

Purchasing;  July 11, 1996 ;   Carbone, Jim;   787 words ...Ford 2000, the number two automaker's strategic plan to take advantage of emerging global markets, is having far reaching effects on Ford's supplier base and on its purchasing operations. Under Ford 2000, Ford merged its North American operations with its European operations and Automotive...

Ford Chooses Plumtree to Transform World's Largest Commercial Intranet...

PR Newswire;  June 12, 2000 ;     787 words ...Hub.ford.com Provides Gateway to 300,000 Web Pages...and SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and corporate portal...market-leader Plumtree Software today announced that Ford has selected the Plumtree Corporate Portal...

Ford needs vision and more exciting cars.(Opinion)(Ford Motor Co.)

Automotive News Europe;  September 4, 2006 ;     448 words ...Ford Motor finally has realized that a drastic rethink of its business is in order - and that is a good thing. Ford is at a crossroads. After its latest US downsizing fizzled, Ford is asking itself basic but crucially important questions. What works, what doesn't? What...

After Henry: continuity and change in Ford Motor Company. (Special Issue:...

Business History;  January 1, 1994 ;   McKinlay, Alan Starkey, Ken;   787 words ......examination of changes in Ford's product development...significant break with Fordism. I The essential...development of the Ford Motor Co. If the...the Model T, then Fordism's characteristic...regulative ideal of Ford's post-war management...as the midwives of Fordism. Under Robert ...