Veronica Binda

The Dynamics of Big Business

Structure, Strategy, and Impact in Italy and Spain

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book fills a significant gap in the work on the development of Southern European capitalism and its large corporations by analyzing the Italian and Spanish cases and comparing them with each other and with what has occurred in the United States and in the largest European nations. Examining both the macro dynamics (national but also supra national) and the micro level, utilizing samples of big corporations, and going deeply into some company cases, this volume identifies some important protagonists of the Italian and Spanish economies (such as the State, families and foreign investors) and investigates a wider panorama which includes the political, economic and social relationships of the corporations, providing insights into the form of capitalism that exists in these countries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9780415896146
• ISBN-10: 0415896142
• Artikelnr.: 37041841

Autorenporträt

Veronica Binda conducts business history research at Bocconi University, Milan, and is a visiting professor at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona. She has published articles in Business History, Business History Review, European Journal of International Management, Revista de Historia Industrial, Información Comercial Española, and Imprese e Storia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Historical Features of the Italian and Spanish
Capitalism 1. The Wars and the Reconstruction Years (1939-1950) 2. The
Italian and Spanish Economic Miracles (1950-1973) 3. The Crisis and the
Economic Restructuring (1973-1993) 4. Recent Developments (1993-2009) Part
2: Big Business in Italy and Spain 5. Big Business' Economic Importance 6.
Social Role of Large Corporations in Two Modernizing Countries 7. Politics
and Big Business in Italy and Spain in a Historical Perspective 8. From
Industry to Services 9. Big Business' Owners and Managers Part 3: Strategy
and Structure 10. A 'One Best Way?' 11. The Adoption of the Product
Diversification Strategy between Single Activity Companies and Business
Groups 12. The Internationalization Strategy: The Rise of Italian and
Spanish Multinational Companies 13. The Organizational Form: H-Form vs.
M-Form Part 4: Interpreting Big Business' Choices and their Performance
14. Ownership, Technology, and Business Choices 15. Entrepreneurial Choices
between Ties and Contingent Opportunities 16. Big Business' Achievements
and Failures 17. The Present Situation and the Future Challenges