Zusammenfassung
Robert Bosch (1861 - 1942) was one of the most successful German entrepreneurs and philanthropists of the 20th century and, at the same time, a pioneer of the social market economy. This book presents a comprehensive and impressive biography of a visionary who thought far ahead of his time like almost no other. Peter Theiner follows the traces of this trailblazer of modernity who founded a global company.
1886, Robert Bosch opened his Werkstätte für Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik, today’s Robert Bosch GmbH, in a modest rear building. Pioneering innovations for motorized vehicles emerged from the young company, and Bosch was quickly able to point to tremendous international successes as an industrialist. Today, his name represents the rise of motor vehicles and electricity in the home. In addition, he also had an impact as a benefactor and philanthropist with a well-developed political profile and a strong sense of social responsibility. In a time of wars and upheaval, in an age of extremes, Bosch positioned himself as a staunch Democrat who cut against the grain of German history.
Abstract
Robert Bosch (1861 - 1942) was one of the most successful German entrepreneurs and philanthropists of the 20th century and, at the same time, a pioneer of the social market economy. This book presents a comprehensive and impressive biography of a visionary who thought far ahead of his time like almost no other. Peter Theiner follows the traces of this trailblazer of modernity who founded a global company.
1886, Robert Bosch opened his Werkstätte für Feinmechanik und Elektrotechnik, today’s Robert Bosch GmbH, in a modest rear building. Pioneering innovations for motorized vehicles emerged from the young company, and Bosch was quickly able to point to tremendous international successes as an industrialist. Today, his name represents the rise of motor vehicles and electricity in the home. In addition, he also had an impact as a benefactor and philanthropist with a well-developed political profile and a strong sense of social responsibility. In a time of wars and upheaval, in an age of extremes, Bosch positioned himself as a staunch Democrat who cut against the grain of German history.
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- 9–13 Preface 9–13
- 92–165 II: The Great War 92–165
- 97–106 Anger and restraint 97–106
- 141–148 "Mitteleuropa " 141–148
- 202–211 Searching for peace 202–211
- 254–260 The transfer of power 254–260
- 287–288 Motives for resistance 287–288
- 301–305 A new clinic 301–305
- 385–403 Epilogue 385–403
- 403–507 Appendices 403–507
- 403–405 Acknowledgments 403–405
- 405–470 Notes 405–470
- 470–472 List of Abbreviations 470–472
- 472–473 Archives 472–473
- 501–507 Index of Persons 501–507
- 507–507 About the author 507–507
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- „... manufacturers were no longer willing to pay the prices typical up to that point for quality products from the ...” „... its aura globally as a leading high-quality supplier and transition to licensed products in the field ...” „... .333 For the future of the company, for its business management, and especially for its sociopolitical ...”
- „... efforts. The company, which was known for its high-quality products, was of great technical and strategic ...” „... those in the upper management consider victory for the Third Reich and its allies likely; for the ...” „... goal of a business, namely producing high-quality state-of-the-art products at reasonable prices in a ...”
- „... the time and made appearances on it while monitoring and conducting quality control checks of ...” „... combined very strict quality measures with above-average salaries, and he encouraged a company culture ...” „... acquired an expert in precision mechanics who would take on the management of the workshop for its future ...”
- „... Bosch AG to this asset management company.138 It is not clear why this transaction did not occur, but the ...” „... . The turnover of employees, the expansion of firm structures and management levels, the further ...” „... , quality standards, and production orientation into the factory, communication that would build up a ...”
- „... quality standards was so well established that Bosch could afford to allow the patent granted on the ...” „... toward high-quality metal products and machines. An estimated 50 percent of finished products were ...” „... to entrust its management to Gottlob Honold, Arnold Zähringer, and Gustav Klein.205 Bosch could ...”
- „... size of new issues had thinned out considerably and it was noticeable that lower quality paper was ...” „... of the procedure of the upper management of the firm on the matter of the “Jewish question” that ...” „... company by mutual agreement in February 1939, the management of the personnel department wanted to employ ...”
- „... , Karl Bosch taught his brother the basics of company management. Meanwhile, however, Robert Bosch had to ...” „... highly innovative and quality-conscious entrepreneur who knew how to find creative thinkers for his ...” „... factory and his message “that a factory has to have management that considers everything, as with an ...”
- „... decision: “The shorter the working hours, the higher the quantity and quality of the work.”264 By ...” „... , also changed the composition of those associated with it. The factory management had to deal with a ...”
- „... substantially, by 53 percent, more than twice as strongly as sales. The firm management could proudly announce ...” „... business politics this raises the question of why the firm management, like the company founder, expected ...” „... concern for the company management. The foreign share in sales dropped by more than 50 percent between ...”
- „... management take place exclusively on behalf of society as a whole and with its involvement.”60 The ...” „... policy paper by the management at Bosch claimed a few days later that “by now, a categorical rejection ...” „... to the hope that the firm could substantially benefit from honest cooperation between the management ...”
- „... its traditional quality standards, but also its exceptional wage policy, were all due to its ...” „... studies and recommendations for “scientific business management” in the rationalization debate before the ...”
- „... from a business management perspective but also had a moral dimension for Robert Bosch. One cannot ...” „... allocated to it by the empire.69 The municipal management of food shortages employed a total of 200 workers ...” „... secretariat under the management of Hans Walz, who would later succeed him both as the manager of the company ...”
- „... Chaos, about business management and vocational education had been particularly interesting to Robert ...” „... and high quality of its products.522 In 1936 Young visited him in Stuttgart and felt that his ...”