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the firms analysed -- 10. Determinants of organizational flexibility -- 11. Conclusions. …Andrés Hatum explores determinants of organizational flexibility in this examination of four family-owned companies … determinants of flexibility and sheds light on the process of transformation and adaptation of family firms, an area that has not …

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Industries in Europe : competition, trends, and policy issues

Johnson, P. S. (contributor) - 2003 - 2nd ed

This important book, a successor volume to European Industries, brings together a number of in-depth and authoritative studies of key European industries, providing fascinating insights into their nature and characteristics

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Japanese multinationals in Europe : a comparison of the automobile and pharmaceutical industries

Andō, Kenʼichi - 2005

This book explores the regional strategy and management of Japanese MNEs in Europe. Ken-ichi Ando investigates, using case studies of the auto and pharmaceutical industries, how these companies can, and do, overcome the inherent difficulties and opportunities of trading in Europe, including the...

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Firm size, innovation, and market structure : the evolution of industry concentration and instability

Mazzucato, Mariana - 2000

Firm Size, Innovation and Market Structure uses evolutionary dynamic theory, non-linear mathematics and computer simulation techniques to explore the relationship between firm size, innovation and market structure. The book begins by reviewing the connection between these variables from a...

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Creating ecological value : an evolutionary approach to business strategies and the natural environment

Boons, Frank - 2009

Firms adopt a wide variety of ecological strategies, ranging from the development of innovative products with reduced environmental impact to lobbying against governmental attempts to set standards for the way in which firms deal with the natural environment. This book explores this variety and...

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Cross-national appropriation of work systems : Japanese firms in the UK

2003

The diffusion of work processes across countries through foreign direct investment and technological collaborations is an increasingly important practice in today's global economy. Ayse Saka explores this process both by focusing on the role of actors in appropriating different ways of operating...

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New directions in the study of work and employment : revitalizing industrial relations as an academic enterprise

Whalen, Charles Joseph (contributor) - 2008

Charles Whalen's book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field's leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and intellectual content of industrial relations...

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The myth of Japanese efficiency : the world car industry in a globalizing age

Coffey, Dan - 2006

stresses of globalization. To illustrate this, Dan Coffey provides individual studies of process flexibility, labour …

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