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Word: thumbscrews (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...good management that has done it. Though they would rather submit to the thumbscrew than say so publicly, executives of rival auto companies privately concede the superiority of G.M.'s organization. Says one Detroit titan famed for his aggressive competition with G.M.: "General Motors is the best managed organization in American industry-or, for that matter, anywhere in the world." Says another Big Three executive: "The General Motors system is so well thought out that you could run almost any business in any field successfully by using the G.M. philosophy, method and standards of organizational living...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Product of the System | 5/18/1962 | See Source »

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