The Modernization of Production in the French Automobile Industry between the Wars
A Photographic Essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9627406 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yves Cohen (0000-0001-6022-9366, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 754-780 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3117264 |
| OpenAlex | W2313934701 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
The following article combines an analysis of production techniques in the French automobile industry between the wars and a rich supply of photographs that visually document the course of innovation in the industry. The text and illustrations show that, though production managers at Citroën, Peugeot, and Renault were aware of the methods of Henry Ford and Frederick W. Taylor, they adapted them to specific situations within the French industry and within their own companies. By looking specifically at the work of Ernest Mattern, who held production responsibilities at both Peugeot and Citroën and observed Renault as well, the essay traces the incremental changes in the organization of automobile manufacturing in France before the Second World War
Art · Art history · Automotive industry · Business · Economics · Film industry · Manufacturing · Modernization theory · Movie theater · Political science · Production (economics · Work (physics · World War II · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Engineering · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Marketing · Mechanical Engineering
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2022 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |