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100 1 _aGlasmeier, Amy,
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245 1 0 _aManufacturing time :
_bglobal competition in the watch industry, 1795-2000 /
_cAmy K. Glasmeier.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bGuilford Press,
_c[2000]
264 4 _c©2000
300 _axviii, 309 pages :
_billustrations, 1 map ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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490 1 _aPerspectives on economic change
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 281-295) and index.
505 0 _aFrom keeping time to keeping pace -- The need for and constraints on change -- The organizational development of the world watch industry -- The burden of being first: the foundations of watchmaking and timekeeping technology and Britain's ascent and decline as the dominant watch manufacturing region -- Why Switzerland? the rise of the Jura system of watch manufacturing -- The American system of watch manufacturing -- More than one way to win a war -- An unexpected competitor -- Only the young survive: the U.S. watch industry between the World Wars and after World War II -- Going electronic: moving to Hong Kong -- Can one man save an industry? -- Success goes to the nimble, regardless of size.
520 1 _a"This book recounts the story of the quest for supremacy in the manufacture of watches - from the cottage industries of Britain; to the workshops and factories of Switzerland and, later, the United States; to the high-tech plants of Japan and the sweat-shops of Hong Kong. Amy K. Glasmeier traces the history of this technologically rich industry over three continents, five countries, and more than 200 years. In doing so, she also sheds light on many of the broader questions of industrial development." "This work belongs on the desks of scholars and students of economic history, business history and strategy, economic geography, history of technology, and world regional development. It will also appeal to analysts and policymakers concerned with local wealth creation and economic stability, as well as anyone interested in the history of watches and watchmaking."--BOOK JACKET.
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590 _aHistory of Watch manufacturing 1800-2000
650 0 _aClock and watch industry
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650 7 _aClock and watch industry.
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653 0 _aEconomics
653 5 _aGlobal
653 2 _aHistory making industrial
653 0 _aWatch (general)
655 7 _aHistory.
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830 0 _aPerspectives on economic change.
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