My Years with General Motors
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My Years with General Motors is Alfred P. Sloan’s influential memoir and management book detailing his leadership strategies and the development of General Motors into a dominant industrial corporation.
All labels observed (1)
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| My Years with General Motors canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257153 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Years with General Motors Context triple: [Alfred P. Sloan, notableWork, My Years with General Motors]
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A.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is the self-written life story of the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, detailing his rise from poverty to becoming one of the wealthiest men of his era and his philosophy of giving away his fortune.
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B.
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company
"The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company" is a business memoir by David Packard that recounts the founding and growth of Hewlett-Packard while outlining the management philosophy and values that shaped the company.
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C.
GM Motorama
GM Motorama was General Motors’ traveling auto show of the 1950s that showcased futuristic concept cars and new production models to the public.
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D.
An Autobiography
"An Autobiography" is the posthumously published memoir of Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, detailing his life, writing habits, and views on literature and society.
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E.
An Autobiography
An Autobiography is Jawaharlal Nehru’s introspective memoir recounting his personal life, political evolution, and role in India’s struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Years with General Motors Target entity description: My Years with General Motors is Alfred P. Sloan’s influential memoir and management book detailing his leadership strategies and the development of General Motors into a dominant industrial corporation.
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A.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is the self-written life story of the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, detailing his rise from poverty to becoming one of the wealthiest men of his era and his philosophy of giving away his fortune.
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B.
The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company
"The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company" is a business memoir by David Packard that recounts the founding and growth of Hewlett-Packard while outlining the management philosophy and values that shaped the company.
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C.
GM Motorama
GM Motorama was General Motors’ traveling auto show of the 1950s that showcased futuristic concept cars and new production models to the public.
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D.
An Autobiography
"An Autobiography" is the posthumously published memoir of Victorian novelist Anthony Trollope, detailing his life, writing habits, and views on literature and society.
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E.
An Autobiography
An Autobiography is Jawaharlal Nehru’s introspective memoir recounting his personal life, political evolution, and role in India’s struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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management book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| author | Alfred P. Sloan ⓘ |
| coAuthor | John McDonald ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
decentralized management
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financial controls in corporations ⓘ leadership of Alfred P. Sloan ⓘ multidivisional structure ⓘ organizational design at General Motors ⓘ product policy at General Motors ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ |
| documents | development of General Motors into a dominant industrial corporation ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | General Motors ⓘ |
| featuresPerson | Alfred P. Sloan ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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business literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | non-fiction prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| hasReputation | classic of management literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
business education
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corporate governance practices ⓘ management theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
General Motors
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automotive industry ⓘ corporate strategy ⓘ industrial organization ⓘ management ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of decentralized corporate structure
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detailed history of General Motors management ⓘ |
| portrays | rise of General Motors as a dominant automaker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
Detroit Big Three automakers
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surface form:
United States automotive industry
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| timePeriodCovered |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| topic |
competitive strategy
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corporate planning ⓘ industrial competition with Ford Motor Company ⓘ organizational structure ⓘ |
| usedAs | business school text ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: My Years with General Motors Description of subject: My Years with General Motors is Alfred P. Sloan’s influential memoir and management book detailing his leadership strategies and the development of General Motors into a dominant industrial corporation.
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Alfred P. Sloan Jr.