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“A fascinating tale of America’s industrial comeback―how it happened, where it happened, and what must be done to make it last.” ―Jeffrey E. Garten, dean of the Yale School of Management
Recently, significant new productivity gains have been reported in important industries, both old and new. What is it about such industries, and individual firms in those industries, that has enabled them to regain their productive edge? In this book, a leading authority on this crucial issue searches five recent success stories--in automobiles, steel, semiconductors, electric power generation, and cellular communication--for clues to shape a new national strategy for economic growth. Taken together, these reports from the front lines of American industry point to a new agenda for growth, tailored to the volatile, unpredictable conditions that will persist in the economy for the foreseeable future. At the heart of the agenda is a proposal for a "new economic citizenship"--a new view of the rights, responsibilities, and resources that should be accorded to those who will contribute their ideas and labor to the new century."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Living with Ambiguity: A New Agenda for Economic Growth. "The scare over 'economic insecurity' in the mid-1990s was no chimera. It was rooted in real and fundamental changes in the nature of the economy. To dispel it will take more than the expansion phase of one business cycle. Rather, our society must accept the inevitability of a significantly higher level of economic ambiguity and volatility than in even the recent past; we need to recognize that this will be a normal condition of our economic existence for the foreseeable future. The challenge is to find a way to grow and flourish in such an environment, rather than just wishing it away. As I will try to show in this book, success will require a basic rethinking of many of our most cherished business practices and public policies-- a formidable task that is only just beginning." -- from the Introduction by Richard K. Lester, May 13, 1998.
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Richard K. Lester is director of the Industrial Performance Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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