Although the Navy commissioned its first true Destroyer on November 11, 1902 (USS BAIN BRIGADE, DD-1), this type of ship has a lineage which can be traced back to the early beginnings of our Navy.
Our goal for the Fifth Edition was to include all these new developments as well as to bring standards up to date and to include such data, previously omitted, as now appears useful.
George S.Odiorne is Director of the Bureau of Indutrial Relations of the University of Michigan.He prevoisly was Assistant Director of Personnel of General Mills Inc.,s pionner IN THE FORMAL intallation of a Management by Objectives sysrem.He has also been a consultant to the ford Motor Company;General Motors;Honeywel,Inc;Aetna Life Insurance Company;Detroit Edison and other major America corp…