Entity Dossier
entity
A.B. Ordway
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Competitive AdvantageMedia Mastery as Operational Tool
Strategic PatternGovernment as Business Partner
Cornerstone MoveWashington Before the Workplace Strategy
Cornerstone MoveMake Big Jobs Small Through Equipment Vision
Relationship LeverageContinuous Negotiation Over Battle
Signature MovePersonal Access Over Institutional Channels
Strategic PatternCrisis as Expansion Opportunity
Signature MoveRecord-Breaking as Relationship Building
Signature MoveSuccess Through Strategic Innocence
Signature MovePublic Pressure as Government Leverage
Operating PrinciplePermeable Organization Boundaries
Primary Evidence
"When Kaiser was still in Canada, his right-hand man, A.B. Ordway, asked if Kaiser would give his men Page 20 the Canada Day holiday (July 1) off. Kaiser said no, there was no reason for Americans to observe a Canadian holiday. When Ordway asked if they could have the Fourth of July off, Kaiser said there was no reason to observe an American holiday in Canada. 22 Kaiser was going to squeeze every minute of labor he could from his men."
Source:Mr. Kaiser Goes to Washington - The Rise of a Government Entrepreneur
"In early 1921, A.B. Ordway took his first vacation since Kaiser hired him in 1912 (vacations, or the lack thereof, are a common theme in many Kaiser stories)."
Source:Mr. Kaiser Goes to Washington - The Rise of a Government Entrepreneur