The digital hand: how computers changed the work of American manufacturing, transportation, and retail industries

Arrival of digital technologies and their applications

Digitizing the American economy

Presence and role of manufacturing industries in the American economy

Business patterns and digital applications in the transformation of manufacturing industries

Patterns and practices in three traditional manufacturing industries: automotive, steel and aerospace

Patterns and practices in three process industries: petroleum, chemical, and pharmaceuticals

Business practices and digital applications in information age manufacturing industries: semiconductors, hard drives, and software

Business practices and digital applications in the transformation of transportation industries: trains and trucks

Presence of wholesale and retail industries in the American economy

Business patterns and digital applications in the transformation of wholesale and retail industries

Patterns and practices in three retail industries: grocery, apparel, e-tailing.