Factory man : how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local--and helped save an American town / Beth Macy.
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TextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: x, 451 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780316231435
- 0316231436
- 338.7/6841Â 23
- HD9773.U74Â V38 2014
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | Independence Community College Library Adult Non-Fiction | Independence Community College Library | Adult Books | 338.7684 MAC 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 32130627371534 | |||
| Book | Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Independence Public Library | Adult Books | 338.76 MACY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36123001565322 | |||
| Book | Iola Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Iola Public Library | Adult Books | 338.76 Macy, Beth (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Given in loving memory of John Robert Toland by his mother, June, and it reflects one of his many interests. | 34311002465251 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-442) and index.
Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.
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