Download or read book Executive Leadership in the Industrial Economy written by Joel Kotkin and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The industrial sector of the economy has undergone serious changes, and if often looked at as passe or irrelevant by many in Wall Street, the media and the government. In order to survive in the global economy, the company has two choices: to move their productions overseas or to cope with the challenges of maintaining an industrial operation in the US. Interviews with 20 successful industrial executives explain how these companies manage this. Three executive traits become evident in coping with the difficult objective, they are: passion, global knowledge and strategic vision.