| Description |
1 online resource (299 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; contents; illustrations; tables; preface; a note on sources; one: organizations, globalization and development; part one: development and organizational change; two: three paths to development, three responses to globalization; three: the rise and fall of the business groups; four: the role of small and medium enterprises; five: multinationals, ideology, and organized labor; part two: organizational change and performance; six: developing industry: automobile and component manufacturing; seven: developing services: banking as an industry in its own right |
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Eight: on globalization, convergence, and diversityappendix: data and sources; references; index |
| Summary |
This book challenges the widely accepted notion that globalization encourages economic convergence--and, by extension, cultural homogenization--across national borders. A systematic comparison of organizational change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain since 1950 finds that global competition forces countries to exploit their distinctive strengths, resulting in unique development trajectories. Analyzing the social, political, and economic conditions underpinning the rise of various organizational forms, Guillén shows that business groups, small enterprises, and foreign multinationals play di |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Industrial organization -- Argentina
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Organizational change -- Argentina
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Industrial organization -- Korea (South)
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Organizational change -- Korea (South)
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Industrial organization -- Spain
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Organizational change -- Spain
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International economic integration
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Economics.
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Industrial organization
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International economic integration
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Organizational change
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Argentina
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Korea (South)
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Spain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400824205 |
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1400824206 |
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1283134659 |
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9781283134651 |
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