Author: Mary Sharp
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
John H. Burdakin and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad provides a look at the principles and personal values that guided John H. Burdakin through a long, successful career as a top manager at three railroads—the Pennsylvania, the Penn Central, and finally the Grand Trunk Western, where he was president of the regional carrier from 1974 to 1986. The book, written from interviews with Burdakin before his death in 2014, gives real-life examples of how Burdakin’s management principles and personal qualities helped him solve labor- management problems, update railroad technology, protect worker safety, and improve employee morale while managing a four thousand–person workforce. It introduces colorful characters who were involved in American railroads, as well as the serious, life-threatening issues that confronted railroads in the last half of the twentieth century in America. This book will provide insights for managers of any business as well as for those seeking to balance a successful career and a rewarding home life.
John H. Burdakin and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Author: Mary Sharp
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
John H. Burdakin and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad provides a look at the principles and personal values that guided John H. Burdakin through a long, successful career as a top manager at three railroads—the Pennsylvania, the Penn Central, and finally the Grand Trunk Western, where he was president of the regional carrier from 1974 to 1986. The book, written from interviews with Burdakin before his death in 2014, gives real-life examples of how Burdakin’s management principles and personal qualities helped him solve labor- management problems, update railroad technology, protect worker safety, and improve employee morale while managing a four thousand–person workforce. It introduces colorful characters who were involved in American railroads, as well as the serious, life-threatening issues that confronted railroads in the last half of the twentieth century in America. This book will provide insights for managers of any business as well as for those seeking to balance a successful career and a rewarding home life.
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
John H. Burdakin and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad provides a look at the principles and personal values that guided John H. Burdakin through a long, successful career as a top manager at three railroads—the Pennsylvania, the Penn Central, and finally the Grand Trunk Western, where he was president of the regional carrier from 1974 to 1986. The book, written from interviews with Burdakin before his death in 2014, gives real-life examples of how Burdakin’s management principles and personal qualities helped him solve labor- management problems, update railroad technology, protect worker safety, and improve employee morale while managing a four thousand–person workforce. It introduces colorful characters who were involved in American railroads, as well as the serious, life-threatening issues that confronted railroads in the last half of the twentieth century in America. This book will provide insights for managers of any business as well as for those seeking to balance a successful career and a rewarding home life.
Railroads--1975
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 2322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 2322
Book Description
Railroads--1975
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 1374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 1374
Book Description
John H. Burdakin
Author: Don L. Hofsommer
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952369
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Genuinely talented and successful managers in any field—business, government, military, academia—are scarce. John Howard Burdakin was a happy exception to the norm. This engaging biography examines Burdakin’s life in the railroad industry—at Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, and finally at Grand Trunk Corporation—during a tumultuous time in the transportation business and underscores his core principles and how he employed them in the management of people and property. Some contemporary observers may consider Burdakin’s often conservative style as quite out of date, but a more sober assessment reveals that his approach has utility in any time and in any field. An excellent resource for leadership professionals, this study focuses on Burdakin’s career in management, ever stressing his foundational convictions—how he came by them, how he employed those principles as a manager, and how they were understood by those who worked for him or with him. Through teamwork, trust, hard work, honesty, diligence, and integrity, Burdakin would become respected as one of the railroad industry’s brightest guiding lights.
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN: 1628952369
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Genuinely talented and successful managers in any field—business, government, military, academia—are scarce. John Howard Burdakin was a happy exception to the norm. This engaging biography examines Burdakin’s life in the railroad industry—at Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central, and finally at Grand Trunk Corporation—during a tumultuous time in the transportation business and underscores his core principles and how he employed them in the management of people and property. Some contemporary observers may consider Burdakin’s often conservative style as quite out of date, but a more sober assessment reveals that his approach has utility in any time and in any field. An excellent resource for leadership professionals, this study focuses on Burdakin’s career in management, ever stressing his foundational convictions—how he came by them, how he employed those principles as a manager, and how they were understood by those who worked for him or with him. Through teamwork, trust, hard work, honesty, diligence, and integrity, Burdakin would become respected as one of the railroad industry’s brightest guiding lights.
USRA Final System Plan, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce of ..., 94-1, September 9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26, 1975
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
USRA Final System Plan
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Freight Car Shortage and Utilization
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Commerce
Publisher:
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Category : Freight cars
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freight cars
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Sale of Conrail
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Railroad Improvement Act of 1977
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad law
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Suspension of Duty on Freight Cars
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description