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Informationen zum Autor Richard Whitley is Professor of Organizational Sociology at the Manchester Business School, Manchester University. He is the author of Business Systems in East Asia: Firms, Markets and Societies (Sage, 1992). Klappentext As Europe moves towards greater integration there is increasing recognition of national differences in European business - because of significant diversity in national cultures and social institutions affecting business systems. This book explores key characteristics of firms and markets in eight European countries - Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands and Germany compared with Britain, Sweden, Italy and France. Some contributors focus on overall business patterns in the countries concerned while others examine particular industries and sectors to consider the relationship between national influences and cross-national sector developments. To provide a European/East Asian comparison one contribution looks at firms and strategies in Japan and Hong Kong. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Richard Whitley PART ONE: THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS Societies, Firms and Markets - Richard Whitley The Social Structuring of Business Systems National Business Recipes - Keijo R[um]as[um]anen and Richard Whipp A Sector Perspective PART TWO: NATIONAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS IN EUROPE Introduction - Richard Whitley European Business Systems - Christel Lane Britain and Germany Compared European Business Systems - Ad van Iterson and Ren[ac]e Olie The Dutch Case Strategies Against Structure - Peer Hull Kristensen Institutions and Economic Organization in Denmark A Dominant Business Recipe - Kari Lilja, Keijo R[um]as[um]anen and Risto Tainio The Forest Sector in Finland Small Country Business Systems - Jane Marceau Australia, Denmark and Finland Compared PART THREE: BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND STRATEGIC CHOICES Introduction - Richard Whitley Business Systems, Industrial Wisdom and Corporate Strategies - Bo Hellgren and Leif Melin Business Systems, Consumption and Change - David Knights, Glenn Morgan and Fergus Murray Personal Financial Services in Italy The Societal Construction of Labour Flexibility - Jacqueline O¿Reilly Employment Strategies in Retail Banking in Britain and France Firm Development and Diversification Strategies as Products of Economic Cultures - J M Nishida and S G Redding The Japanese and Hong Kong Textile Industries PART FOUR: CONCLUSION The Comparative Study of Business Systems in Europe - Richard Whitley Issues and Choices ...
