The struggle for control of the modern corporation: organizational change at General Motors, 1924-1970

The modern corporation and the problem of order 2. Creating corporate order: conflicting versions of decentralization at GM, 1921-33 3. Administrative centralization of the M-Form, 1934-41 4. Participative decentralization redefined: mobilizing for war production, 1941-5 5. The split between finance and operations: postwar problems and organization structure, 1945-8 6. Consent as an organization weapon: coalition politics and the destruction of cooperation, 1948-58 7. Consent destroyed: the decline and fall of General Motors, 1958-80 8. Conclusion.