Interviewer
Christina Kasprzak
Files
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Description
This interview is one of a series conducted with former employees of the Huntington Owens-Illinois, Inc. glass bottle factory. Dr. John Wallace, director of the Small Business Institute at Marshall University, discusses his views on the closing of the Owens-Illinois glass plant. In this interview, Mr. Wallace discusses his personal career history, statistics on the glass industry, and the possible reasons for the Huntington plant's shutdown. He goes into great detail about management styles in U.S. industries and around the world. He discusses theories of economic development and how those theories relate to this particular plant.
Publication Date
1994
Identifier
OH64-532
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-532.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-532, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Wallace, John -- Autobiography.
Owens-Illinois, Inc. Glass Container Division (Huntington, W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Glass container industry -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Shift systems -- Oral histories.
Shift systems -- Oral histories.