Publication

2002 - University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia

Language

English

Word Count

54,250 words, Guess

Page Count

217 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC338.7/677643/09758
  • LCCHD9937.U54 S486 2002

Description

"Shaw Industries, based in Dalton, Georgia, is the nation's leading textile manufacturer and the world's largest producer of carpets. This history focuses on the evolution of Shaw's business strategy and its adaptations to changing economic conditions. Randall L. Patton chronicles Shaw's rise to dominance by drawing on corporate records, industry data, and interviews with Shaw employees and management, including Robert E. Shaw, the only CEO the company has known in its more than thirty years."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryShaw IndustriesRug and carpet industryShaw Industries -- History.Rug and carpet industry -- Georgia -- History.

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