02-09-2017, 04:33 PM
Motorola had begun training its employees back in the 1920s, and the importance of training continued to grow. Until the early 1980s, Motorola had its own standard employee development activities where training was the key element.
During those days, when people were recruited for manufacturing, the company sought three essential qualities in employees - the communication and computational skills of a seventh grade student; basic problem-solving skills, both in an individual capacity and as a team player; and willingness to accept hours of work as the time it took to achieve quality production instead of regular clock hours.
History
Motorola began in Chicago, Illinois, as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at 847 West Harrison Street) in 1928, when brothers Paul V. and Joseph E. Galvin purchased the plans of Stewart Battery Company battery and manufacturing equipment in auction for $ 750. Galvin Manufacturing Corporation was installed in a small section of a rented building. The company had $ 565 in working capital and five employees. The payroll for the first week was $ 63.
The company's first products were battery eliminators, devices that allowed battery operated radios to run on domestic electricity. Due to advances in radio technology, battery eliminators soon became obsolete. Paul Galvin learned that some radio technicians were installing games in cars and challenged his engineers to design a low-cost radio that could be installed on most vehicles. His team succeeded and Galvin was able to demonstrate a model of radio work at the June 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He took home enough orders to keep the company in business.
Paul Galvin wanted a brand name for the new Galvin Manufacturing Corporation car radio, and created the name of "Motorola" by linking "engine" with "wave" (by Victrola), which was also a popular end for many companies in time, for example Moviola, Crayola. The company sold its first Motorola branded radio on June 23, 1930, to H.C. Wall of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for $ 30. The Motorola brand became so well known that Galvin Manufacturing Corporation later changed its name to Motorola, Inc.
Galvin Manufacturing Corporation began selling Motorola car radio receivers to police departments and municipalities in November 1930. The company's first public safety clients (all in the state of Illinois) included the village of River Forest, Bellwood Police Department, Police, Illinois State Highway Police, and Cook County Police (Chicago area).
Many of Motorola's products have been related to radio, starting with a radio battery eliminator, through the first handheld walkie-talkie in the world in 1940, defense electronics, cellular infrastructure equipment and mobile phone manufacturing . In the same year, the company built its research and development program with Dan Noble, a pioneer in FM radio and semiconductor technologies, who joined the company as research director. The company produced the AM SCR-536 handheld radio during World War II, which was vital for allied communication. Motorola ranked 94th among US companies in the value of WWII military production contracts.
Motorola was made public in 1943, and became Motorola, Inc. in 1947. At that time Motorola's main business was producing and selling televisions and radios.
During those days, when people were recruited for manufacturing, the company sought three essential qualities in employees - the communication and computational skills of a seventh grade student; basic problem-solving skills, both in an individual capacity and as a team player; and willingness to accept hours of work as the time it took to achieve quality production instead of regular clock hours.
History
Motorola began in Chicago, Illinois, as the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at 847 West Harrison Street) in 1928, when brothers Paul V. and Joseph E. Galvin purchased the plans of Stewart Battery Company battery and manufacturing equipment in auction for $ 750. Galvin Manufacturing Corporation was installed in a small section of a rented building. The company had $ 565 in working capital and five employees. The payroll for the first week was $ 63.
The company's first products were battery eliminators, devices that allowed battery operated radios to run on domestic electricity. Due to advances in radio technology, battery eliminators soon became obsolete. Paul Galvin learned that some radio technicians were installing games in cars and challenged his engineers to design a low-cost radio that could be installed on most vehicles. His team succeeded and Galvin was able to demonstrate a model of radio work at the June 1930 Radio Manufacturers Association convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He took home enough orders to keep the company in business.
Paul Galvin wanted a brand name for the new Galvin Manufacturing Corporation car radio, and created the name of "Motorola" by linking "engine" with "wave" (by Victrola), which was also a popular end for many companies in time, for example Moviola, Crayola. The company sold its first Motorola branded radio on June 23, 1930, to H.C. Wall of Fort Wayne, Indiana, for $ 30. The Motorola brand became so well known that Galvin Manufacturing Corporation later changed its name to Motorola, Inc.
Galvin Manufacturing Corporation began selling Motorola car radio receivers to police departments and municipalities in November 1930. The company's first public safety clients (all in the state of Illinois) included the village of River Forest, Bellwood Police Department, Police, Illinois State Highway Police, and Cook County Police (Chicago area).
Many of Motorola's products have been related to radio, starting with a radio battery eliminator, through the first handheld walkie-talkie in the world in 1940, defense electronics, cellular infrastructure equipment and mobile phone manufacturing . In the same year, the company built its research and development program with Dan Noble, a pioneer in FM radio and semiconductor technologies, who joined the company as research director. The company produced the AM SCR-536 handheld radio during World War II, which was vital for allied communication. Motorola ranked 94th among US companies in the value of WWII military production contracts.
Motorola was made public in 1943, and became Motorola, Inc. in 1947. At that time Motorola's main business was producing and selling televisions and radios.