[From the introduction]. This paper tries to understand whether the EU system of interest representation is indeed Americanizing. How important are sector-wide groups at the European and at the national level for the political activities of their members? Are comprehensive business groups...

[From the introduction]. This paper tries to understand whether the EU system of interest representation is indeed Americanizing. How important are sector-wide groups at the European and at the national level for the political activities of their members? Are comprehensive business groups...

In this paper, I examine the microfoundations of associational activity in order to discern the conditions under which transnational business association become strong and effective advocates for pursuing members' political goals. Drawing on Albert Hirschman's notion of exit, I argue that the...

Our main working hypothesis is that the restructuring and catching up of Central and Eastern European economies (CEEEs) enterprises are faster through their integration into international networks than through independent strategies. For instance, the Polish or Hungarian car industry, not to...

The European Union and the United States have the largest trading relationship in the world, comprising about 60% of world trade (Perdikis and Read 267). They are also the greatest proponents of trade liberalization and multilateral trade cooperating in the world. Boeing was the undisputed king...

Using a sample of domestic and multinational conglomerates from four countries, this paper shows that the value impact of corporate diversification is not uniform across countries. The evidence shows that smaller countries like Germany, Japan, and the UK have a larger proportion of multinational...

[Introduction]. The purpose of this paper is analyzing the reform and modernization process of fishing industry in Galicia (Spain) during the 1989-1998 period in the framework of the Autonomous Community and the European Union Administrations performance. The fishing industry is identified as a...

[From the Introduction]. The present paper uses a particular case study, French asset management industry over the 1984-1999, to provide some necessary conditions for organisational practices coming from one business system to be integrated into another one. The choice of the case study comes...

[Introduction]. The following essay analyses how the industrial relations actors of the German and French automotive industry, exemplified with particular reference to Volkswagen and Renault, mediate the pressure which has been induced through the increasing globalisation of production...

[From the Introduction]. This paper reviews single market regulation, with particular reference to the financial sector and uses this as a foundation to consider the process whereby a European market is developing. Unlike much previous analysis which has emphasized the role of state interests...