Manufacturing culture [[electronic resource] ] : the institutional geography of industrial practice / / Meric S. Gertler

• Autore: Gertler Meric S
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.3/5
• Soggetto topico: Industrial organization - Social aspects; Industrial organization - Regional disparities; Organizational behavior - Social aspects; Organizational behavior - Regional disparities; Industries - Technological innovations; Economic geography
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-193) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Institutions, Agency, and Industrial Practices; 2. Capital, Technology, and Economic Performance; 3. Proximity, Organization, and Culture; 4. Regional Cultures of Production; 5. Crisis in Machinery Building: The Roots of Germany's Economic Malaise?; 6. Tacit Knowledge in Geographical Context; 7. Geography, Learning, and Convergence; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Why are firms in some regions or nations so successful at adopting particular new production technologies and work practices, while those in others are not? What role do culturally defined characteristics, traits and attitudes play in determining the degree of success? The issues are examined in this text.
• Titolo autorizzato: Manufacturing culture
• ISBN: 0-19-191649-8; 1-280-75879-1; 0-19-151346-6; 1-4294-3092-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458528803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford geographical and environmental studies.