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The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry

The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry

A Study of the Influences of Technology in Determining International Industrial Competitive Advantage

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309032896
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309540728
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1982
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 220
  • Language: English
  • The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry:
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • The Competitive Status of the U.S. Auto Industry
  • Summary
    • THREE HISTORICAL THEMES
      • Convergence in Technology
      • Internationalization
      • Public Demands on the Industry
      • Product Cost and Quality
    • TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITION
    • CONCLUSION: THREE SCENARIOS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
  • 1 The U.S. Auto Industry in Crisis
    • NOTES
  • 2 An Industry Primer
    • THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
      • The Plant Network: An Illustration
    • COMPANIES AND STRATEGIES, 1908-1973
      • Strategy at Ford
      • Alfred Sloan and GM's Strategy
      • Chrysler and Product Engineering
      • The Imports
      • Firm Performance in the 1970s: Response to Crisis
    • NOTES
  • 3 The Evolution of Technology: From Radical to Incremental Innovation
    • INFANCY TO MATURITY: A PARADIGM OF TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
    • THE U.S. EXPERIENCE
      • Developments in Engine Technology
      • The Body and the Assembly Plant
    • CONTRASTS IN THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE
    • TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPETITION AND ORGANIZATION
    • NOTES
  • 4 International Competition: Trade Flows and Industry Structure
    • PATTERNS OF WORLD TRADE IN AUTOS
    • THE STRUCTURE OF MARKETS AND COMPETITION
      • Concentration in the United States
      • Changes in World Market Structure
      • Mergers and Acquisitions
      • Marketing and Production :Joint Ventures
    • THE FORTUNES OF THE SMALL CAR IN THE U.S. MARKET
      • Small Cars and Competition
      • Initial Import Penetration
      • Imports in The 1960s and the Entry of the Japanese
      • Small Cars and the Crisis of 1980
    • NOTES
  • 5 Government Regulation: the Evolution of Public Demands on the Industry
    • THE ORIGINS OF REGULATION
      • Public Demands in the Formative Years
      • The New Deal and the War Years
      • A Shift in Perceptions
      • The Emergence of Regulation by Mandate
      • An Adversarial Environment
    • THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON COMPETITION AND INNOVATION
      • Competition and Regulation
      • Innovation and Regulation
    • NOTES
  • 6 The Sources of Competitive Advantage: Cost and Quality Comparisons
    • COMPARATIVE COSTS OF PRODUCTION
      • Evidence from Alternative Perspectives
    • ASPECTS OF PRODUCT QUALITY
      • Definitions
      • Assembly Quality
      • Reliability
      • Durability
      • Customer Loyalty
    • EXPLANATION AND PROGNOSIS
      • Explaining the Performance Gap
    • NOTES
  • 7 Jobs and People: The Impact of Workforce Management on Competition
    • TECHNOLOGY AND THE NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT
    • THE UNION-MANAGEMENT RELATIONSHIP
    • THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANCE
      • Prospects for Adaptation
    • NOTES
  • 8 Technology and Competition in the U.S. Automobile Market
    • A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS
    • EMPIRICAL SPECIFICATION
    • COMPARISONS OF DISCOUNTS DURING 1977 AND 1979
    • COMPARISON OF SALES PER MODEL DURING 1977 AND 1979
    • NOTES
  • 9 The Character of Automotive Innovation in the 1970s and Beyond
    • DIVERSITY AND RADICAL CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY
      • Diversity and Dominance In Design
      • Incremental versus Epochal Innovation
    • NOTES
  • 10 The Automotive Future: Three Scenarios and Their Implications
    • THREE SCENARIOS
      • Scenario 1: Transient Misfortune
      • Scenario 2: Consequences of Maturity
      • Scenario 3: Fundamental Restructuring
      • The Scenarios Contrasted
    • IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY
    • IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT: IN THE STARS OR IN THEMSELVES?
    • NOTES
  • Appendix A Estimates of Comparative Productivity And Costs Under Alternative Methods
    • The Industry/Macro Approach
      • Industry/Micro Costs and Productivity: Motor Vehicle and Parts Industry
      • The Company Perspective: Evidence from Annual Reports
      • Productivity at the Plant Level
      • The Impact of Capital
      • Summary
    • NOTES
  • Appendix B Productivity And Absenteeism
  • Appendix C Statistical Analysis Of Technology, Sales, and Prices
  • Bibliography
  • Biographical Sketches
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