Electric city : General Electric in Schenectady /

Electric city : General Electric in Schenectady /

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Author / Creator:	Blackwelder, Julia Kirk, 1943- author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; number twenty-four Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 24.
Subject:	General Electric Company -- History. General Electric Company -- Management. General Electric Company. Corporate culture -- New York (State) -- Schenectady -- History. Industries -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- Schenectady. Corporate culture. Economic history. Industries -- Social aspects. Management. Social conditions. Schenectady (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions. Schenectady (N.Y.) -- Social conditions. New York (State) -- Schenectady. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11238288

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ISBN:	9781623492212 1623492211 9781623491864 162349186X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	For seven decades the General Electric Company maintained its manufacturing and administrative headquarters in Schenectady, New York. Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady explores the history of General Electric in Schenectady from the company's creation in 1892 to the present. As one of America's largest and most successful corporations, GE built a culture centered around the social good of technology and the virtues of the people who produced it. At its core, GE culture posited that engineers, scientists, and craftsmen engaged in a team effort to produce technologically advanced ma.
Other form:	Print version: Blackwelder, Julia Kirk, 1943- Electric city. First edition 9781623491864

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Summary:	<p>For seven decades the General Electric Company maintained its manufacturing and administrative headquarters in Schenectady, New York.<p>"Electric City: General Electric in Schenectady" explores the history of General Electric in Schenectady from the company's creation in 1892 to the present. As one of America's largest and most successful corporations, GE built a culture centered around the social good of technology and the virtues of the people who produced it.<p>At its core, GE culture posited that engineers, scientists, and craftsmen engaged in a team effort to produce technologically advanced material goods that served society and led to corporate profits. Scientists were discoverers, engineers were designers and problem solvers, and craftsmen were artists.<p>Historian Julia Kirk Blackwelder has drawn on company records as well as other archival and secondary sources and personal interviews to produce an engaging and multi-layered history of General Electric's workplace culture and its planned (and actual) effects on community life. Her research demonstrates how business and community histories intersect, and this nuanced look at race, gender, and class sets a standard for corporate history."
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781623492212 1623492211 9781623491864 162349186X