The Enduring Management Wisdom of Lincoln
Headlines espousing the relative decline of the U.S. industrial base, despite a recent upsurge, have left American managers focused on today’s news and this quarter’s results. As a result, few have heeded the invaluable lessons of the country’s longest-running manufacturing success story. For nearly a century, the Lincoln Electric Company has consistently ranked among the most productive manufacturing enterprises in the United States, all while … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: James O’Toole | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: History, Management | Company: Lincoln Electric Company
Did Anyone at Harvard Business School Get the No-Layoff Message This Year?
The best-selling case study of all time at Harvard Business School (HBS) is not about Coca-Cola or Microsoft, but the Cleveland-based arc welding manufacturer Lincoln Electric. First published in 1975, the case has sold roughly 300,000 copies. Almost every MBA candidate at Harvard reads the original or one of several updated versions, as do tens of thousands more business students across America.
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Content: Article | Author: Frank Koller | Source: The Huffington Post | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, MBA Related, Organizational Behavior | Company: Lincoln Electric Company