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Conversations with Iacocca Upon Facing the Axe
Just before he himself was fired, Ford’s president spoke about axing executives at fifty-five.
August
15
1978
Gail Sheehy
John Olson
Conversations with Iacocca Upon Facing the Axe
Gail Sheehy
August
15
1978
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Conversations with Iacocca Upon Facing the Axe
Just before he himself was fired, Ford’s president spoke about axing executives at fifty-five.
August
15
1978
Gail Sheehy
John Olson
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