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Changing Alliances
Examines the history of the American automobile industry, discusses the impact of foreign competition, and analyzes the management strategies of automobile companies
Governance of the American Economy
In this book, nine scholars representing various perspectives examine institutions that govern economic activity in the United States and the dramatic changes they have undergone since the late nineteenth century. They investigate how and why these changes occurred and continue to occur as markets become more volatile, technology changes and international competition becomes more intense. They also address general questions about the governance of capitalist economies by considering several governance mechanisms such as markets, bureaucratic hierarchies, associations and informal networks and by exploring how such mechanisms emerge to coordinate economic activity and affect economic performa...
Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.
This book is a survey and discussion of some of the issues surrounding foreign direct investment in the U.S., focusing on economic impacts. Written during the late-1980's, the time period was one during which Japanese direct investment in the U.S. was sparking considerable controversy and debate about the nature of the contribution such investment made to the U.S. economy.
Product Development Performance
This book is the culmination of six years of research conducted at the Harvard Business School on how different manufacturing firms around the world approach the development of new products. Its principal focus is the impact of strategy, organization, and management on this critical component of business strategy.
Hi-Tech for Industrial Development
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Automobile in American History and Culture
This comprehensive reference guide reviews the literature concerning the impact of the automobile on American social, economic, and political history. Covering the complete history of the automobile to date, twelve chapters of bibliographic essays describe the important works in a series of related topics and provide broad thematic contexts. This work includes general histories of the automobile, the industry it spawned and labor-management relations, as well as biographies of famous automotive personalities. Focusing on books concerned with various social aspects, chapters discuss such issues as the car's influence on family life, youth, women, the elderly, minorities, literature, and leisu...
Social Innovations, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance
À much needed examination of a neglected issue - how societies, regions and institutions adjust to our rapidly changing economic world.'. - W. Brian Arthur, Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico. T̀his is a marvellously rich work of synthesis, bringing together a very wide range of theoretical perspectives to make sense of contemporary patterns of economic and social change. Its range of reference is remarkable - and it is further proof that much of the most interesting theoretical and empirical work today is being done on the boundaries of disciplines.'. - Geoff Mulgan, Director, The Young Foundati.
