{"product_id":"driven-to-succeed-how-frank-hasenfratz-grew-linamar-from-guelph-to-global-hardcover","title":"Driven to Succeed: How Frank Hasenfratz Grew Linamar from Guelph to Global - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRod McQueen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan M. Papp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of what one daring entrepreneur with dreams and determination can achieve. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Hasenfratz grew up in Hungary learning to dodge bullets and avoid land mines during the Second World War. When the 1956 revolution erupted, he and his army unit joined the insurgents. After the revolution was crushed, he fled to Guelph, Ontario, where he gambled everything on a one-man operation making oil pumps for Ford. The company he founded, Linamar, today has 15,000 employees in eight countries and is the second-largest maker of auto parts in Canada. To create this global empire, Hasenfratz stayed ahead of competitors through hard work, visionary leadership, a cost-conscious regimen, and a skilled workforce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, Hasenfratz designated his daughter, Linda, to succeed him as chief executive officer but first put her through a prolonged apprenticeship that took her from the plant floor to head office. \u003ci\u003eDriven to Succeed\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of what one daring entrepreneur with dreams and determination can achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRod McQueen has written more than a dozen books, including \u003cem\u003eWho Killed Confederation Life?\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the National Business Book Award, and \u003cem\u003eThe Eatons\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Canadian Authors Association prize for history. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.23 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53487299494195,"sku":"9781459707955","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SjU4ruNKv89781459707955.webp?v=1781509557","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/driven-to-succeed-how-frank-hasenfratz-grew-linamar-from-guelph-to-global-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}