Ford Motor Company "Whiz Kids," 1946
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When Henry Ford II became president of Ford Motor Company in 1945, the firm was in crisis after unsteady leadership by his ailing grandfather, Henry Ford. The younger Ford hired a group of ten U.S. Army Air Forces veterans experienced in leading-edge management techniques. These "Whiz Kids" helped transform the automaker from an outsized family business into a modern corporation.
When Henry Ford II became president of Ford Motor Company in 1945, the firm was in crisis after unsteady leadership by his ailing grandfather, Henry Ford. The younger Ford hired a group of ten U.S. Army Air Forces veterans experienced in leading-edge management techniques. These "Whiz Kids" helped transform the automaker from an outsized family business into a modern corporation.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1946
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.O.7092
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Resin-coated paper
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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