The limits of convergence : globalization and organizational change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain / Mauro F. Guillén.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guillén, Mauro F.

Contributor:

S. M. Peck and Company Wharton School Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial organization--Argentina.

Industrial organization.

Organizational change--Argentina.

Organizational change.

Industrial organization--Korea (South).

Organizational change--Korea (South).

Industrial organization--Spain.

Organizational change--Spain.

International economic integration.

Spain.

Korea (South).

Argentina.

Physical Description:

xiii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2001]

Summary:

"This is a valuable contribution, based on an impressive collection of different kinds of data combined with some smart thinking. Globalization is almost an academic buzzword, and has generated too much trendy-sounding but muddle-headed thinking. Guillen cuts through the jargon and dissects the issues precisely. He also brings some new cases to the discussion. His book will be of interest to academic scholars, but also to policy analysts and business school students."--Bruce Carruthers, Northwestern University, author of "City of Capital

"Mauro Guillen's rich narrative of industrial strategy in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain sets its sights squarely on the conventional wisdom. It fills a gaping hole in comparative studies, and it is the first book to succeed at showing the substantial variation that persists in national economic institutions. It effectively undermines a fundamental assumption that shapes contemporary economic thought."--Frank Dobbin, Princeton University

Contents:

1. Organizations, Globalization, and Development

Pt. I. Development and Organizational Change. 2. Three Paths to Development, Three Responses to Globalization. 3. The Rise and Fall of the Business Groups. 4. The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises. 5. Multinationals, Ideology, and Organized Labor

Pt. II. Organizational Change and Performance. 6. Developing Industry: Automobile and Component Manufacturing. 7. Developing Services: Banking as an Industry in Its Own Right. 8. On Globalization, Convergence, and Diversity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-274) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the S. M. Peck and Company Wharton School Library Fund.

ISBN:

0691057052

OCLC:

44110509