- Title: VM-505
- Summary: THE DECENTRALIZATION MYTH: THE MANAGEMENT MEETING PROGRAM. MAINLY TALKING HEADS, ANIMATION, GRAPHS. FORD MOTOR EXECUTIVES EXPLAIN "DECENTRALIZATION", TO DISPEL UNFOUNDED FEARS OF JOB LOSS,ETC.
- Description:00:28:43 - BOB DUNHAM OF THE F0RD CO MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, SITS AT HIS DESK TO DISPEL FEARS BY UNION WORKERS ABOUT THE FORD CO. DECENTRALIZATION PLAN. 00:29:27 - CU DUNHAM SHOWS NEWSPAPER ARTICLES BY UNION NEWSPAPERS TELLING OF"RUNAWAY JOBS" AND PLANT CLOSINGS THAT WILL FOLLOW FORD MOTOR CO. DECENTRALIZATION. 00:30:23 - ANIMATED CARTOONS SHOWING RUNAWAY JOBS, RUNAWAY FACTORIES AND MAKING A GHOST TOWN OUT OF THE ROUGE, UNCLE SAM BUILDING FORD PLANTS WITH TAX PAYER MONEY. :DECENTRALIZATION IS NONE OF THESE. 00:31:19 - DUNHAM EXPLAINS "JUST WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED DECENTRALIZATION. 00:32:15 - DENIS BREECH, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MANAGEMENT IS INTRODUCED BY DUNHAM, AND FURTHER EXPLAINS DECENTRALIZATION, TELLS OF THE 5 IMPORTANT GOALS OF ORGANIZATION PLANNING. 00:34:32 - AERIAL VIEW FORD MOTOR PLANT COMPLEX. WORKER IN ASSEMBLY LINE WORKING ON FORD CAR (1947 ?) CARS ROLLING OFF ASSEMBLY LINE. 00:34:44 - VARIOUS ORGANIZATION CHARTS, CHARTS, ANIMATIONS AS BREECH EXPLAINS ANTIQUATED ORGANIZATION PLANS, AND DECENTRALIZATION PLANS. MORE SHOTS ASSEMBLY LINES. 00:41:56 - DURHAM AND BREECH SPEAK ABOUT "PLANT DECENTRALIZATION". VARIOUS SHOTS HARD HAT STEEL WORKERS BUILDING FRAMEWORK OF HUGE NEW PLANT. 00:42:46 - DURHAM AND ANOTHER EXECUTIVE TALK ABOUT "PROFIT CENTER SYSTEM" AND HOW THEY WORK. VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS, ANIMATIONS, GRAPHS, ETC. 00:44:08 - LARGE OFFICE WITH MANY WORKERS AT THEIR DESKS IN PROFIT CENTERS. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS THE WORK THEY ARE DOING. 00:47:15 - DALE S. HARTER, VP OF MANUFACTURING TELLS HOW IT (DECENTRALIZATION) ALL WORKS OUT IN PRACTICE. VARIOUS SHOTS WORKERS ON ENGINE ASSEMBLY LINES, MORE ORG. CHARTS. ETC. 00:53:24 - VP OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TELLS HOW ALL OF THIS AFFECTS FORD MEN AND WOMEN. TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS "JOB RUN AWAY" FEARS.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1950
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: VM-505