Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing

deNorman R. Ball, John N. Vardalas

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27 janvier 1994|
Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing de Norman R. Ball
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Through their case-study of the evolution of a relatively small manufacturer such as Ferranti-Packard, Ball and Vardalas address a number of broader themes in the history of Canadian business and technology. Ferranti-Packard was British-owned and thus provides a revealing subject for the authors' investigation of the impact of foreign direct investment on Canadian industrial and technological capabilities. An important theme in this analysis is the interplay of British and North American corporate cultures. Ball and Vardalas explain the complex nature of technical and managerial relationships between subsidiaries and parent firms, demonstrating that Ferranti-Packard did not passively receive parent-firm expertise but was highly innovative in product design and marketing philosophy. The association between government and business in the development and direction of technology in Canadian industries since the Second World War is also explored.
Norman R. Ball is Northern Telecom Professor in the Department of Systems Design Engineering and Director of the Centre for Society, Technology, and Values, University of Waterloo. He is also Adjunct Professor of Engineering at the University of Alberta. John N. Vardalas is a doctoral fellow in the Department of History, University of ...
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Titre :Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing
Format :Couverture rigide
Dimensions de l'article :352 pages, 10.6 X 8.7 X 1 po
Dimensions à l'expédition :352 pages, 10.6 X 8.7 X 1 po
Publié le :27 janvier 1994
Publié par :McGill-Queen's University Press
Langue :anglais
ISBN - 13 :9780773509832

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