Title:
TRW : pioneering technology and innovation since 1900
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Publication Information:
Boston : Harvard Business Press, 1998
ISBN:
9780875846064
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Summary
Summary
Recognized as one of the best high-tech companies in the world, TRW has helped shape major industries: automotive, aerospace, and information technology. This is an account of the firm's pioneering role in long-range planning, large-scale project management, systems engineering, organizational development, and progressive human relations policies.
Author Notes
Davis Dyer is a director and co-founder of the Winthrop Group
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. ix |
| Chapter 1 House of Technology | p. 1 |
| Part 1 Supplier, 1900-1938 | p. 11 |
| Chapter 2 Cap Screws, Poppet Valves, and a Cast of Characters, 1900-1916 | p. 17 |
| Chapter 3 Peaks and Valleys, 1916-1933 | p. 35 |
| Chapter 4 Fred Crawford's Company, 1933-1938 | p. 65 |
| Part 2 Supplier and Contractor, 1939-1965 | p. 91 |
| Chapter 5 Transformation, 1939-1945 | p. 99 |
| Chapter 6 Taking the Next Step, 1945-1953 | p. 135 |
| Chapter 7 Rocket Science, 1953-1957 | p. 167 |
| Chapter 8 The Making of a Merger, 1953-1958 | p. 195 |
| Chapter 9 From Two Companies to One, 1958-1965 | p. 225 |
| Part 3 Diversified Corporation, 1965-1996 | p. 251 |
| Chapter 10 A New Kind of Corporation, 1965-1969 | p. 259 |
| Chapter 11 Testing Time, 1970-1974 | p. 295 |
| Chapter 12 New Directions, 1975-1979 | p. 321 |
| Chapter 13 From Policy to Strategy, 1980-1985 | p. 341 |
| Chapter 14 Refocus and Renewal, 1986-1996 | p. 359 |
| Chapter 15 Epilogue: The Next Era | p. 379 |
| Appendix TRW Inc.--Principal Acquisitions and Mergers, Joint Ventures, and Divestitures, 1959-1996 | p. 387 |
| Note on Sources | p. 401 |
| Notes | p. 407 |
| Index | p. 479 |
| About the Author | p. 503 |
