was more foundation for future change than an
organizational revolution. The first steps had been
taken establish permanent bureaucracy run the business. the executive committees played role that was mainly
advisory— Edison still made the major decisions and decided on
both technological and business policy. the years immediately after the creation of
TAE Inc. But formation
of TAE Inc.
Several executive committees had been instituted, such the
manufacturing committee, which had broad powers operating
the organization. Edison was still more important than
the organization; his "retirement" was short-lived, and he
returned the laboratory take very active part the
disc project. stratum middle managers had been formed,
and senior managers had been admitted the decision making
process which business strategy was devised. The strength the
Victor company was their impressive catalogue recordings.
They had set course signing the leading performers, such
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EDISON THE HELM
Many the changes the structure Edison's business
organization had been made the assumption that the "old man"
was not going around forever.
One the most important business decisions made
about the new disc machine was its level compatibility with
the Victor discs already the market
