Trw Pioneering Technology and Innovation 1900 1994

Widely recognized as one of the best-managed high-tech companies and a worldwide technology leader in the industries it serves, TRW has come a long way from its original incarnation as the Cleveland Cap and Screw Company in 1900. The company is best known today as an engineer of airbags, steering systems, and other automotive components; spacecraft and defense electronics; and nationwide data base of credit information. TRW has also been an innovator in management and organization, especially in human relations, long-range planning, and project management. The first analytical history of a major automotive supplier and competitor in aerospace and defense, TRW provides an inside look at the development of these critical industries. It reveals insights into how companies diversify, expand, and refocus and lessons in managing people, technology massive programs and systems, and diversified businesses.