Alan R Raucher
Biographic Data
| ID | 1122707 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan R Raucher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan R |
| FAMILY NAME | Raucher |
| SIGNATURE | RAUCHER A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher
Though largely forgotten now, during the early twentieth century Carl Graham Fisher achieved success and fame in several different but related areas of business. In succession, he was an important automotive parts manufacturer, the founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the promoter of the transnational Lincoln and Dixie highways, and, most important, the founder of Miami Beach during the Florida real estate boom of the 1920s. Fisher's overe…
The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations
Journal Article The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations. By Karen S. Miller. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. xvi, 261 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-8078-2439-9.) Get access Alan R. Raucher Alan R. Raucher Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 86, Issue 4, March 2000, Pages 1873–1874, https://doi…
Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire
Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire. Prod. by Molly Thompson, 1997. 50 mins. (A&E Home Video, P. O. Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407) Get access Alan Raucher Alan Raucher Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 86, Issue 3, December 1999, Pages 1445–1446, https://doi.org/10.2307/2568749 Published: 01 December 1999
Dime Store Chains: The Making of Organization Men, 1880–1940
The following article examines the creation and development of a unique American business institution, the dime store chain. The essay focuses on the store managers—their ethnic, social, and educational background, the rules under which they worked, and the promotion ladder they climbed. It attempts to assess the advantages and disadvantages to the chains of relying on a system of “organization men.”
Employee relations at general motors: The “my job contest,” 1947
Additional informationNotes on contributorsAlan RaucherFor assistance in obtaining research materials the author wishes to thank Professor Philip P. Mason, the staff of the Walter P. Reuther Library, and the General Motors Corporation. He also wishes to thank Professor Robert H. Zieger for critical comments on an earlier version
Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid
Journal Article Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid. By Alan R. Raucher. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1985. xiii + 208 pp. $22.00.) Whistle Stops: Adventures in Public Life. By Wilson W. Wyatt, Sr. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1985. x + 235 pp. $24.00.) Get access Carl M. Brauer Carl M. Brauer Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Vo…
Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid
Beyond the God that Failed: Louis Fischer, Liberal Internationalist
Notes1. Variations of this view can be found in the following works: Les K. Adler and Thomas G. Paterson, “Red Fascism: The Merger of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia in the American Image of Totalitarianism, 1930's‐1950's,”American Historial Review 75 (Apr., 1970): 1062; Robett A. Skotheim, Totalitarianism and American Social Thought (New York, 1971), 40; Richard H. Pells, Radical Visions and American Dreams (New York, 1973), 311, 361‐62, 368; Joh…
The Business Response to Keynes, 1929-1964
Journal Article The Business Response to Keynes, 1929–1964. By Robert M. Collins. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1981. xiii + 293 pp. Table, notes, selected bibliography, and index. $24.00.) Get access Alan Raucher Alan Raucher Wayne State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 69, Issue 2, September 1982, Pages 490–491, https://doi.org/10.2307/1893902 Publish…
The First Foreign Affairs Think Tanks
The Public Image of Big Business in America, 1880-1940: A Quantitative Study in Social Change
American Anti-Imperialists and the Pro-India Movement, 1900-1932
Research Article| February 01 1974 American Anti-Imperialists and the Pro-India Movement, 1900-1932 Alan Raucher Alan Raucher Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1974) 43 (1): 83–110. https://doi.org/10.2307/3637592 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Perm…
Radical Visions and American Dreams: Culture and Social Thought in the Depression Years
Public Relations and Business, 1900-1929
Journal Article Public Relations and Business, 1900–1929. By Alan R. Raucher. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press,1968. xii + 178 pp. Notes, selected bibliography, and index. $6.95.) Get access Cedric B. Cowing Cedric B. Cowing University of Hawaii Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issue 1, June 1969, Pages 163–164, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902113 Published: 01 June 1969
Dime Store Chains: The Making of Organization Men, 1880–1940
The following article examines the creation and development of a unique American business institution, the dime store chain. The essay focuses on the store managers—their ethnic, social, and educational background, the rules under which they worked, and the promotion ladder they climbed. It attempts to assess the advantages and disadvantages to the chains of relying on a system of “organization men.”
American Anti-Imperialists and the Pro-India Movement, 1900-1932
Research Article| February 01 1974 American Anti-Imperialists and the Pro-India Movement, 1900-1932 Alan Raucher Alan Raucher Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1974) 43 (1): 83–110. https://doi.org/10.2307/3637592 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Perm…
Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher
Though largely forgotten now, during the early twentieth century Carl Graham Fisher achieved success and fame in several different but related areas of business. In succession, he was an important automotive parts manufacturer, the founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the promoter of the transnational Lincoln and Dixie highways, and, most important, the founder of Miami Beach during the Florida real estate boom of the 1920s. Fisher's overe…
Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid
Public Relations and Business, 1900-1929
Journal Article Public Relations and Business, 1900–1929. By Alan R. Raucher. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press,1968. xii + 178 pp. Notes, selected bibliography, and index. $6.95.) Get access Cedric B. Cowing Cedric B. Cowing University of Hawaii Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 56, Issue 1, June 1969, Pages 163–164, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902113 Published: 01 June 1969
American Anti-Imperialists and the Pro-India Movement, 1900-1932
Research Article| February 01 1974 American Anti-Imperialists and the Pro-India Movement, 1900-1932 Alan Raucher Alan Raucher Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1974) 43 (1): 83–110. https://doi.org/10.2307/3637592 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Perm…
Radical Visions and American Dreams: Culture and Social Thought in the Depression Years
The Public Image of Big Business in America, 1880-1940: A Quantitative Study in Social Change
The First Foreign Affairs Think Tanks
Beyond the God that Failed: Louis Fischer, Liberal Internationalist
Notes1. Variations of this view can be found in the following works: Les K. Adler and Thomas G. Paterson, “Red Fascism: The Merger of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia in the American Image of Totalitarianism, 1930's‐1950's,”American Historial Review 75 (Apr., 1970): 1062; Robett A. Skotheim, Totalitarianism and American Social Thought (New York, 1971), 40; Richard H. Pells, Radical Visions and American Dreams (New York, 1973), 311, 361‐62, 368; Joh…
The Business Response to Keynes, 1929-1964
Journal Article The Business Response to Keynes, 1929–1964. By Robert M. Collins. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1981. xiii + 293 pp. Table, notes, selected bibliography, and index. $24.00.) Get access Alan Raucher Alan Raucher Wayne State University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 69, Issue 2, September 1982, Pages 490–491, https://doi.org/10.2307/1893902 Publish…
Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid
Employee relations at general motors: The “my job contest,” 1947
Additional informationNotes on contributorsAlan RaucherFor assistance in obtaining research materials the author wishes to thank Professor Philip P. Mason, the staff of the Walter P. Reuther Library, and the General Motors Corporation. He also wishes to thank Professor Robert H. Zieger for critical comments on an earlier version
Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid
Journal Article Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid. By Alan R. Raucher. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1985. xiii + 208 pp. $22.00.) Whistle Stops: Adventures in Public Life. By Wilson W. Wyatt, Sr. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1985. x + 235 pp. $24.00.) Get access Carl M. Brauer Carl M. Brauer Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Vo…
Dime Store Chains: The Making of Organization Men, 1880–1940
The following article examines the creation and development of a unique American business institution, the dime store chain. The essay focuses on the store managers—their ethnic, social, and educational background, the rules under which they worked, and the promotion ladder they climbed. It attempts to assess the advantages and disadvantages to the chains of relying on a system of “organization men.”
Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire
Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire. Prod. by Molly Thompson, 1997. 50 mins. (A&E Home Video, P. O. Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407) Get access Alan Raucher Alan Raucher Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 86, Issue 3, December 1999, Pages 1445–1446, https://doi.org/10.2307/2568749 Published: 01 December 1999
The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations
Journal Article The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations. By Karen S. Miller. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. xvi, 261 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-8078-2439-9.) Get access Alan R. Raucher Alan R. Raucher Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 86, Issue 4, March 2000, Pages 1873–1874, https://doi…
Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher
Though largely forgotten now, during the early twentieth century Carl Graham Fisher achieved success and fame in several different but related areas of business. In succession, he was an important automotive parts manufacturer, the founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the promoter of the transnational Lincoln and Dixie highways, and, most important, the founder of Miami Beach during the Florida real estate boom of the 1920s. Fisher's overe…
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