National Capitalisms, Global Competition, and Economic Performance
Editors
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.
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.
[Advances in Organization Studies, 3] 2000. xii, 322 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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List of Contributors | p. vii
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Acknowledgement | p. ix
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Preface | p. xi
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I. Introduction
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1. National Capitalisms, Global Competition and Economic Performance: An IntroductionSigrid Quack and Glenn Morgan | p. 3
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II. Changing Business Environments and National Patterns of Organisational Innovation and Adaptation
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2. Institutions, Sector Specialisation and Economic Performance OutcomesSigrid Quack and Glenn Morgan | p. 27
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3. Performance Standards in Supplier Relations: Relational Contracts, Organisational Processes and the Institutional Environment in a Cross-National PerspectiveSimon Deakin, Christel Lane and Frank Wilkinson | p. 53
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4. Comparative Managerial Learning in Germany and Britain: Techno-Organisational Innovation in Network IndustriesMark Lehrer and Owen Darbishire | p. 79
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5. Strategy, Structure and Performance in European Industry: Corporate and National PerspectivesRichard Whittington, Michael Mayer and Francesco Curto | p. 105
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III. Societal Performance Standards and Their Internationalisation
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6. Confidence and Confidentiality: The Social Construction of Performance Standards in BankingGlenn Morgan and Sigrid Quack | p. 131
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7. Changing Performance Standards in the French Banking SystemDanielle Salomon | p. 159
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8. Reproducing Diversity: ISO 9000 and Work Organisation in the French and German Car IndustryBob Hancké and Steven Casper | p. 173
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IV. National Business Systems and Corporate Performance in Globalising Markets
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9. Where Do Multinational Corporations Conduct Their Business Activity and What are the Consequences for National Systems?Graham Thompson | p. 191
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10. Flagships, Flotillas and Corvettes: Corporate Actors, National Business Systems and Sectoral Dynamics in TelecommunicationsRay Loveridge and Frank U. Mueller | p. 213
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11. Economic Performance and National Business Systems: France and the United Kingdom in the International Construction SectorElisabeth Campagnac, Yuh-Jye Lin and Graham Winch | p. 237
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V. Institutional Legacies and Performance Outcomes in National Business Systems
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12. Sector Specialisation and Performance in the NetherlandsAd van Iterson | p. 263
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13. Economic Performance of Finland After the Second World War: From Success to FailureRisto Tainio, Matti Pohjola and Kari Lilja | p. 277
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14. Success without Shock Therapy in Eastern Europe: The Case of SloveniaRichard Whitley, Marko Jaklic and Marko Hocevar | p. 291
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Index | p. 317
“[...] a treasure trove of arguments and empirical evidence pertraining to recent developments in the broad field of 'institutionalism'.”
Ian Hampson, University of NSW, in International Journal of Employment Studies, Vol. 10:2
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Main BIC Subject
KJM: Management & management techniques
Main BISAC Subject
BUS085000: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior