Henry Ford was one of the most brilliant entrepreneurs in .

             creating the automobile assembly line, it was his controversial .

             characteristics and unorthodox approach towards administrating the .

             Ford Motor Company which resulted in the conglomeration of one of the .

             most successful corporations in the world. At the turn of the century .

             everything was booming! The growth of the economy and stock market .

             increased the job opportunities as well as morals. As a result of .

             this industrial revolution, out of the woodwork came a humble yet .

             driven man, Henry Ford. Between the five dollar/day plan, his .

             policies on administrating the company, and his relations with his .

             customers, Ford was often presented as a suspicious character. This .

             controversial behavior epitomized the success of the company, it did .

             not lead to his own downfall as many suspect. The Anti-Semitic .

             accusations, and the belief that Ford was taking advantage of his .

             customers, were by far overshadowed by his brilliance and strong hand .

             in running his company. .

             Of course, there were not always supporters of Henry Ford. If .

             fact, there were many critics, critics who believed that Henry Ford .

             was so controversial that it prevented the potential of Fords from .

             becoming greater than it is today. By the mid twenties the Ford"s was .

             already the worlds most successful automobile company, but their great .

             reputation would soon decline. Fords $5/day plan for all employees .

             signified the overwhelming success of the company. Many believed this .

             success was short-lived with the new policies dealing with the workers .

             which soon followed. With the need to increase production and lower .

             costs, in the mid 30"s Ford cut all Ford worker"s wages in half. .

             Workers were expected to work faster, and harder. Department heads .

             were ordered to ban all talking and whistling while work was in .

             progress. All of this was a ploy by Ford to make sure he knew every .

             move of his workers, he was very possessive.