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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: Company Transformation â#x80;#x93; Corporatisation, Privatisation and Company Behaviour; 2 Modelling the Transformation Process; PART I: LIBERALISATION AS CONTEXT FOR COMPANY TRANSFORMATION; 3 Ownership Matters; 4 The Political and Regulatory Framework towards a European Information and Knowledge Society; 5 EU Competition Policy and the Transition to a More Competitive Communications Industry |
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PART II: THE TRANSFORMATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES: SOME CONTRASTING WEST-EUROPEAN EXAMPLES6 Orderly Revolution: The Case of France Telecom; 7 The Problems of the First Mover: The Case of British Telecom; 8 Small Companies â#x80;#x93; Big Problems: The Case of Belgacom; 9 Managing Complexity: The Case of Deutsche Telekom; 10 Fast Mover in a Reluctant Political Environment: The Case of Telenor; PART III: THE TRANSFORMATION OF STATE MONOPOLIES; 11 The Complexities of Business Orientation; 12 Structures and Business Strategies; 13 Internationalisation |
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14 Conclusion: Incumbent Company Transformation â#x80;#x93; How Far and WhyBibliography; Index |
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"This international volume presents a comprehensive, comparative study of the transformation of the European telecommunications industry from 1990 to the present. The book focuses on the old incumbent operators and their dramatic change from state agencies to listed companies. It analyzes the liberalization process, as well as the corporatization and privatization of these companies. The contributors assess the conditions for the transformations taking place; the driving forces for change; the effects to management, the efforts of the EU during these processes, and ultimately, the role of the private owner. Political science publications have all but excluded analysis of the newly privatized companies; their contribution to the liberalization process both before and after privatization; and the interplay between the national political and company levels. The book redresses this shortcoming, and also features a double empirical focus in that the main national incumbents in Europe are analyzed and compared to Telenor, the Norwegian former incumbent."--Provided by publisher |
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Print version record |
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Telecommunication -- Government ownership -- Europe
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Telecommunication -- Deregulation -- Europe
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Privatization -- Europe
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Privatization-Europe
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Telecommunication-Deregulation-Europe
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Telecommunication-Government ownership-Europe
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Privatization
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Telecommunication -- Deregulation
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Telecommunication -- Government ownership
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Europe
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Electronic book
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Eliassen, Kjell A., editor.
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From, Johan, editor.
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| ISBN |
1351145592 |
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9781351145596 |
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