Sweden at the Edge : Lessons for American and Swedish Managers / Michael Maccoby.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maccoby, Michael, Editor.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Innovations in Organizations Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate culture--Sweden.

Industrial management--Sweden.

Sweden.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Sweden at the Edge is an inspiring account of the innovative approach taken by a unified country's ambition to provide employment and to improve working conditions for all its citizens.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introductions Why American Management Should Be Interested In Sweden

Part I: Challenge And Response

1. Sweden's Industrial Transition

2. Business And Union Leaders Respond

3. Transforming The Public Sector

4. Small Business In Sweden: A Growth In Two Directions

Part II: Organizational Transformation

5. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS): Strategic Reorientation And Social Change

6. Production Philosophy At Volvo

7. Volvo Components: From Sweatshop To Playground

8. The Swedish Labor Unions

9. Beyond Negotiation: Leadership For Change

Part III: Sweden In America

10. Swedish Direct Investment In The United States

11. Managing International Business: A Swedish Model

12. Volvo Truck Corporation

13. Ericsson Telecom

14. Gustavsberg

Part IV: Conclusion

15. Lessons For Swedish Managers

16. Lessons For American Managers

Index

Contributors

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512804164

1512804169

OCLC:

979585384