The British motor industry, 1945-1994 a case study in industrial decline Whisler, Timothy R. creator text bibliography Electronic books. History. enk Oxford [England] New York Oxford University Press 1999 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (xii, 428 pages) Why are there now no major car manufacturers in Britain? Timothy Whisler considers this and the surrounding issues, making valuable comparisons with overseas manufacturers operating both in the UK and abroad. This book covers the issues of product development, quality, design, and range. Reconversion : confirming the inter-war course, 1954-1950 -- Corporate structure and management strategy: decision-making and path dependence, 1945-1968 -- British Leyland and Chrysler UK: lock-in, path overlap, and dysfunction, 1968-1977 -- The final stage in the indigenous development path: British Leyland under Edwardes, 1977-1979 -- Design and development: the practical men and the myth of engineering excellence -- British production methods: the evolution of flexibility and the failure of Fordism -- Distribution structures: dealers, agents, and self-interest -- Domestic and export markets: demand, differentiation and product charactericstics -- Product quality and reliability: the silver British lemon -- U-turn, new path or market failure? Transforming BL into Rover, 1979-1994. Timothy R. Whisler. Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-419) and index. English. e-uk--- Automobile industry and trade Great Britain History Automobiles Industrie et commerce Grande-Bretagne Histoire Automobile industry and trade Great Britain Kraftfahrzeugindustrie Großbritannien Auto-industrie Business & Economics Industries Geschichte 1945-1994 swd HD9710.G72 W4614 1999eb 338.4 83.67 British motor industry, 1945-1994 Whisler, Timothy R. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 (DLC) 98051399 019168483X 9780191684838 0198290748 9780198290742 1280811447 9781280811449 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/26358 CDX 981109 20260318173234.6 in00005702665 eng