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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828551203321

Autore

Whitley Richard

Titolo

Divergent capitalisms : the social structuring and change of business systems / / Richard Whitley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

1-383-01859-6

1-280-81480-2

0-19-156722-1

0-585-36698-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

330.12/2

Soggetti

Capitalism

Business enterprises

Economic history - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-294) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; PART ONE. INTRODUCTION; 1. Varieties of Capitalism; PART TWO. THE COMPARATIVE-BUSINESS-SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK; 2. The Nature of Business Systems and their Institutional Structuring; 3. The Social Structuring of Firms' Governance Systems and Organizational Capabilities; 4. The Social Structuring of Work Systems; 5. Globalization and Business Systems; PART THREE. THE DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE OF BUSINESS SYSTEMS IN EAST ASIA AND EASTERN EUROPE; 6. Divergent Capitalisms in East Asia: The Post-War Business Systems of South Korea and Taiwan

7. Continuity and Change in East Asian Capitalisms8. Path Dependence and Emergent Capitalisms in Eastern Europe: Hungary and Slovenia Compared; 9. Enterprise Change and Continuity in a Transforming Society: The Case of Hungary; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

In this book the author highlights the major differences between business systems in Europe and Asia and explains why they developed and continue. This edition is a major synthesis of the author's



perspective.