MGMT 1030 Lecture 8: Tutorial Discussion 10- World War 2 and Crown Corporations
20 Jul 2016
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The department of munitions and supply gave the minister wide power to get manufacturers to undertake wartime production on the basis of prices and terms which he thought was fair. Were in charge of contracting and overseeing production of wartime materials. I. e ammunition production branch or defense projects construction branch: controllers: In charge of rationing, allocating and setting prices for materials such as chemicals, steel, or oil: and crown corporations: Established ccs in national security and supply security. Very little autonomy in wwii ccs than seen today. Priority became winning the war (not necessarily fair or efficient, but secure) Cc in production because: ensured secrecy, ensured security, coordination of complicated war projects, some projects were high risk (necessary but would not otherwise be taken on by the private sector) Forbade strikes (expropriation) b/c of wartime labour shortage they used pows. Inefficiencies included: mgmt had no motivation, no competition for contract bids.
