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Volume 19, Issue 11
1 December 2003
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“Big three” car bosses fight for pole position: Paying the price Available to Purchase

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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-8588
Print ISSN: 0258-0543
© MCB UP Limited
2003
Strategic Direction (2003) 19 (11): 10–13.
https://doi.org/10.1108/02580540310504986

There comes a point at which, for any business organization, confidence and ambition give way to hubris. Astute observers might note this defining moment, although more often it becomes apparent only later.

Keywords:
Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Chrysler, Motor industry, Company performance, Leadership
© MCB UP Limited
2003
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