The global and the local : understanding the dialectics of business systems / Arndt Sorge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorge, Arndt.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acculturation.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Social change.

National characteristics.

Industrial sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

...there is... no lack of ambition in this book. And yet, unlike much of what today comes as sociology, it is fun to read, written in a way that combines the very abstract and the very concrete, the principles of general theories and the anecdotes of specific histories, in ways that are enlightening and entertaining at the same time. Those who take the book to heart will find themselves in possession of a language that can speak about 'globalization' in a non-sensationalist mannerwithout, however, in any way detracting from its significance - in fact, quite to the contrary. They will much bett

Contents:

The paradox of internationalization

Societal effects : from vacuum to tropical jungle

Emergent national distinctiveness through international exposure

The south Germanic bedrock under foreign incursions

The governance of work systems

Enterprise management and corporate governance

Making sense of internationalization.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-287) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612268212

1-4237-8682-3

0-19-153534-6

1-282-26821-X

OCLC:

271579009