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'''Grumman Aircraft Company''' was founded in 1930 by Leroy Grumman, Jake Swirbul, and three other men. Grumman developed a fighter plane with folding wings, which allowed [[aircraft carrier]]s to bring significantly more fighters to the Pacific in World war II. The Grumman [[Hellcat]] was especially effective against the [[Japanese]] [[Zero]]. Grumman's two strengths were cutting-edge engineering design and effective management. When their naval contracts dried up, the company managed to produce the [[Gulfstream]] executive plane and the [[Lunar Module]] before being acquired by [[Northrop]] in 1994.

'''Grumman Aircraft Company''' was founded in 1930 by Leroy Grumman, Jake Swirbul, and three other men. Grumman developed a fighter plane with folding wings, which allowed [[aircraft carrier]]s to bring significantly more fighters to the Pacific in World war II. The Grumman [[Hellcat]] was especially effective against the Mitsubishi Zero. Grumman's two strengths were cutting-edge engineering design and effective management. When their naval contracts dried up, the company managed to produce the [[Gulfstream]] executive plane and the [[Lunar Module]] before being acquired by [[Northrop]] in 1994.

{{quotebox|Swirbul devised a management style that was uncommonly successful in creating a profitable and smooth-running corporation. As competitors soon discovered, his style was easy to admire but very hard to emulate. His system wasn't hierarchical; questions did not have to go to the top of the executive pyramid to get answers. If someone saw something that had to be done, he or she did it. [[http://aerofiles.com/grumm-co.html]]}}

{{quotebox|Swirbul devised a management style that was uncommonly successful in creating a profitable and smooth-running corporation. As competitors soon discovered, his style was easy to admire but very hard to emulate. His system wasn't hierarchical; questions did not have to go to the top of the executive pyramid to get answers. If someone saw something that had to be done, he or she did it. [[http://aerofiles.com/grumm-co.html]]}}