Road to Power

Index

• Adam Opel AG. See Opel AG European operations
• Adamczyk, Mark
• Advertising Age
• Affirmative action laws
• African Americans. See also Minorities; Women
  • Howard University engineering and technology programs
  • diversity at GM
  • integration and Milliken v. Bradley
  • moving to Detroit
• Airbags, affected by ignition switch failures
• Akerson, Daniel
  • as CEO of GM
• Alexander, Cheri
• Alfarone, Brittany
• Alibaba Group
• Ally Corporation (formerly GMAC)
• American Turnaround, The (Whitacre)
• Ammann, Dan
• Appeal of Conscience Foundation
• Arab-Israeli War of 1973
• Automotive News
• Autoworkers. See also United Auto Workers
  • Barra's methods at Hamtramck plant
  • generations in the industry
  • moving to Detroit area
  • production quotas
  • rotating tasks, for efficiency
  • and sexual harassment
  • slowdown at Hamtramck plant
  • “teaming” approach
• Ayotte, Kelly

• Bailey, Sheena
• Bankruptcy of GM:
  • benefits and pensions for retirees
  • Chapter 11 protection
  • emerging from
• Barclay, Katy
• Barra, Mary Teresa (née Makela):
  • accountability of GM executives
  • aide to Jack Smith and Harry Pearce
  • assembly plant work
  • autoworkers, building bonds with
  • awards and honors
  • Beta Theta Pi
  • GM car roll-outs
  • “Career Advice” to women
  • catcalls, response to
  • CEO of GM
  • “chicks on the radio”
  • childhood
  • Christmas lights, paying for
  • communications position, innovations in
  • company behavior, changes in
  • compensation as CEO, compared to Akerson
  • Congressional committee investigations
  • controls engineer at Fiero plant
  • corporate behavior, addressing
  • Crary Junior ...