02651cam a22003613u 4500 22867 UtSlPG 20260610133527.0 m cr n 260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Nourse, Alan Edward, 1928-1992 Meeting of the Board Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2007 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963. Release date is 2007-10-03 Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Meeting of the Board" by Alan Edward Nourse is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The book explores themes of power dynamics and the consequences of union control within a corporate setting. It follows the challenges faced by Walter Towne, a vice president at the Robling Titanium Corporation, as he navigates a corporate environment transformed by union leadership. In the story, the Robling Titanium Corporation finds itself in a crisis due to poor sales and production issues, largely a result of management’s inability to effectively lead in the wake of union control. Walter Towne is summoned by the union secretary, Daniel P. Torkleson, who confronts him with alarming production reports and threatens him with job loss. As the situation escalates, Towne and a group of discontented managers decide to go on strike, locking the company’s machines in a way that only they can unlock. This act of defiance precipitates a labor-management showdown, leading to an unexpected and chaotic board meeting where Towne seizes the opportunity to turn the tide against Torkleson and advocate for a new, balanced approach to management and labor relations. The story ultimately questions the sustainability of extreme power shifts in organizational structures and the importance of cooperation for mutual benefit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Satire Industrial relations -- Fiction Produced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22867 63963 63963