Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : persistent paternalism in a textile town /

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Tác giả chính: Vanderburg, Timothy W.
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Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2013]
Phiên bản:First edition.
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Mục lục:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The founding of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism established
  • James William Cannon : early influences and the emergence of a new South industrialist
  • The founding of Kannapolis : expansion and paternalism
  • Cannon Mills, Kannapolis, and Blacks : a reflection of racial attitudes in the South
  • The growth and maturity of Cannon Mills and Kannapolis : paternalism solidifies amid challenges
  • A time of upheaval : progressivism and World War I
  • Postwar downturn, labor unrest, and new management
  • New leadership, market decline, and consolidation
  • Paternalism expanded : Charles Cannon and welfare work
  • The Great Depression, the new deal, and Cannon Mills
  • Cannon Mills in World War II
  • Cannon Mills and postwar America : market maturity and the loss of brand loyalty
  • Cannon Mills and operation Dixie
  • The danger of larger forces : war, imports, and government policies
  • The decline of Cannon Mills and paternalism
  • Cannon Mills in the 1960s : the paternalistic firm in a modern world
  • The civil rights movement, federal interference, and the weakening of paternalism
  • Cannon Mills after Charles Cannon : new leadership, union vote, and the continuation of paternalism
  • David Murdock, modern management, and the demise of paternalism
  • Fieldcrest Cannon, pillowtex, bankruptcy, and the return of David Murdock
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.