National capitalisms, global competition, and economic performance / edited by Sigrid Quack, Glenn Morgan, Richard Whitley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Quack, Sigrid.

Morgan, Glenn.

Whitley, Richard.

Series:

Advances in organization studies ; 3.

Advances in organization studies ; v.3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate culture--Europe--Case studies.

Corporate culture.

Management--Europe--Case studies.

Management.

Capitalism--Europe--Case studies.

Capitalism.

Competition, International--Case studies.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

xii, 322 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why are some firms successful on global markets whilst others are not? In this collection of papers, a group of distinguished international researchers examine the inter-relationship between national context, firm performance and global competitiveness. In a series of empirical studies covering major industries (such as banking, telecommunications, construction, automobiles, and airlines) in a number of European countries (Great Britain, France, Germany, Holland, Finland, Slovenia), the studies show how distinctive patterns of firm competences and capabilities arise from national contexts. These influence the way in which firms perform in response to changing technologies and competitive pressures. Thus the impact of the globalisation of economic activity may be to reinforce existing national differences in firm performance rather than producing a homogenisation and standardisation.This book will be of interest to researchers in business and management, sociology, economics and political science for its comparative organizational approach to problems of economic performance.

Contents:

NATIONAL CAPITALISMS,GLOBAL COMPETITION, AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

Editorial page

Title dage

LCC data

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Acknowledgement

Preface

PART I: Introduction

Chapter 1. National Capitalisms, Global Competition and Economic Performance: An Introduction

PART II: Changing Business Environments and National Patterns of Organisational Innovation and Adaptation

Chapter 2. Institutions, Sector Specialisation and Economic Performance Outcomes

Chapter 3. Performance Standards in Supplier Relations

Chapter 4. Comparative Managerial Learning in Germany and Britain: Techno-Organisational Innovation in Network Industries

Chapter 5. Strategy, Structure and Performance in European Industry: Corporate and National Perspectives

PART III: Societal Performance Standards and Their Internationalisation

Chapter 6. Confidence and Confidentiality: The Social Construction of Performance Standards in Banking

Chapter 7. Changing Performance Standards in the French Banking System

Chapter 8. Reproducing Diversity: ISO 9000 and Work Organisation in the French and German Car Industry

PART IV: National Business Systems and Corporate Performance in Globalising Markets

Chapter 9. Where Do Multinational Corporations Conduct Their Business Activity and What are the Consequences for Nat. Systems

Chapter 10. Flagships, Flotillas and Corvettes: Corporate Actors, National Business Systems and Sectoral Dynamics in Telecomm

Chapter 11. Economic Performance and National Business Systems: France and the UK in the International Construction Sector

PART V: Institutional Legacies and Performance Outcomes in National Business Systems

Chapter 12. Sector Specialisation and Performance in the Netherlands.

Chapter 13. Economic Performance of Finland After the Second World War: From Success to Failure

Chapter 14. Success without Shock Therapy in Eastern Europe: The Case of Slovenia

Index

Advances in Organization Studies.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612163906

9781282163904

1282163906

9789027299819

9027299811

OCLC:

70769268