The Logic of International Restructuring : The Management of Dependencies in Rival Industrial Complexes

ISBN-13: 9780415122382 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 344 str.

Winfried Ruigrok; Rob Van Tulder

Opis

This text addresses the evolving corporate restructuring race between industrial complexes. The authors consider current debates on post-Fordism, globalization and lean production, identifying a number of rival internationalization strategies that have been adopted by different companies. Moreover, they present historical data on the world's 100 largest core companies. They demonstrate that none of the largest core firms are truly global, and that virtually all of them have benefited decisively from governmental trade or industrial policies. This is an interdisciplinary project which links three isolated debates on industrial restructuring, globalization and international trade policies.

Spis treści

1: Introduction; 2: The elusive concept of post-Fordism; 3: Rival concepts of restructuring; 4: The dynamism of industrial complexes I Bargaining within the value chain; 5: The dynamism of industrial complexes II Bargaining outside the value chain; 6: Rival views of globalisation; 7: The myth of the ‘global' corporation; 8: Rival internationalisation strategies; 9: Rival trade policy strategies; 10: The management of international dependencies

O autorze

Winfried Ruigrok, Rob van Tulder