W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1992 General Motors and the Development of New Industrial Models Clifford B. Fleet College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Business Administration, Management, and Operations Commons, and the Economic History Commons Recommended Citation Fleet, Clifford B., "General Motors and the Development of New Industrial Models" (1992). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539625760. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-fvjq-9934 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. General Motors and the Development of New Industrial Models A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts By Clifford B. Fleet III < 1992 Approval Sheet This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Clifford B. Fleet, III Approved, December 1992. hilip Funigiello Edward Grapol Richard Sherman DEDICATION There are many people to whom I would like to dedicate this work, but one man originally inspired my love of history with his seemingly endless stories about the past. Clifford Bridges Fleet, Sr. brought the past to life, making it a living, breathing entity.