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John H. Burdakin and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad / Mary Sharp and Frederick J. Beier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sharp, Mary, author.
- Beier, Frederick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burdakin, John H. (John Howard), 1922-2014.
- Burdakin, John H.
- Burdakin, John H. (John Howard), 1922-2014--Philosophy.
- Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company--History.
- Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company.
- Grand Trunk Corporation--History.
- Grand Trunk Corporation.
- Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company--Management--History.
- Grand Trunk Corporation--Management--History.
- Executives--United States--Biography.
- Executives.
- Management.
- Philosophy.
- History.
- United States.
- Management--United States--Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 109 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]
- Contents:
- Historical context of John Burdakin's life
- When put in charge, take charge
- Do the right thing
- When you see a problem, find solutions
- You won't win them all
- Hire good people
- Choose carefully whom you marry
- Enjoy your work, and work hard
- A thanks from John H. Burdakin
- Shared values
- Appendix I: An overview of Grand Trunk
- Appendix II: Jean Burdakin essays
- Appendix III: "This I believe" speech
- Important dates in the life of John H. Burdakin.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611862218
- 1611862213
- OCLC:
- 965486081
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