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100	1		_aNourse, Alan Edward, _d1928-1992
245	1	0	_aMeeting of the Board
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2007
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aProduced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963.
500			_aRelease date is 2007-10-03
508			_aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"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.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aScience fiction
653			_aShort stories
653			_aSatire
653			_aIndustrial relations -- Fiction
830		0	_aProduced from The Counterfeit Man More Science Fiction Stories by Alan E. Nourse published in 1963.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22867
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