My Life and Work - An Autobiography of Henry Ford - Softcover

Ford, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979311985 ISBN 13: 9780979311987

Publisher: BN Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business, the strategies that he used to become a wealthy and successful businessman, and what others can do by learning from the examples he has outlined. This book should be read by small business owners, business students and those interested in the history of the automobile. Henry Ford will take you through a journey of history, business and lessons to be learned from which he used to develop his financial empire.

About this title

About the Author

Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Although Ford invented neither the automobile nor the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford. In doing so, Ford converted the automobile from an expensive curiosity into a practical conveyance that would profoundly impact the landscape of the 20th Century. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As the owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism": mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout most of North America and in major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation and arranged for his family to control the company permanently. Ford was also widely known for his pacifism during the first years of World War I, and for promoting antisemitism through his newspaper The Dearborn Independent and the book The International Jew.

From the Inside Flap

Henry Ford's autobiography 'My Life and Work' is in fact a manual of business philosophy. The book describes how Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, introduced the assembly line, a minimum wage, the five-day work week, and reduced working hours at the beginning of the previous century.

Edition details

• Publisher: BN Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979311985
• ISBN 13: 9780979311987
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 186