Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler

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Using peer-reviewed and scholarly literature, this paper provides and critically analyzes the biographical backgrounds of Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler and then shows how important international scenarios can serve to influence entrepreneurship in different countries. The paper demonstrates how Hitler and Ford were alike in many ways, including the fact that they were both anti-Semitic to varying degrees. The paper discuses how more importantly, they both shared an entrepreneurial vision of where they wanted to take their respective organizations. The paper relates how they changed everything for virtually everybody - for better or for worse.

Outline:
Introduction
Brief Biographical Backgrounds
Critical Analysis of Entrepreneurial Characteristics, Behavior and Competencies
Critical Analysis and Discussion of the Entrepreneurial Role and Achievements
Conclusion
Personal Reflective Statement

From the Paper:

"Today, given their impact on the generations that followed, it is reasonable to suggest that two of the most influential individuals of the 20th century were Henry Ford and Adolf Hitler. While they were clearly at diametrically opposite ends of the morality pole, Ford and Hitler both nevertheless managed to epitomize their respective types of entrepreneurialism according to their unique time and place in history. In this regard, Baldwin (2001), reports that, "If a person were summoned from the waiting room into Hitler's private office, he would be somewhat taken aback to see hanging on the wall beside the massive desk a large portrait of Henry Ford--Why here? And why now, ten years before Hitler assumed the chancellorship" (p. 173)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Baldwin, Neil. (2001). Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate. New York: Public Affairs.
• Black's Law Dictionary. (1990). St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co.
• Bullock, Alan. (1962). Hitler: A Study in Tyranny. New York: Harper & Row.
• Devine, Carol, Carol Rae Hansen, Hilary Poole and Ralph Wilde. (1999). Human Rights: The ssential Reference. Phoenix: Oryx Press.
• Edelheit, Abraham J. and Hershel Edelheit. (1994). History of the Holocaust: A Handbook and Dictionary. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

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