Research Catalog

Title

The internationalization process : European firms in global competition / edited by Jan-Evert Nilsson, Peter Dicken, and Jamie Peck.

Publication

London : Paul Chapman Pub., [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

• Nilsson, Jan-Evert, 1947-
• Dicken, Peter.
• Peck, Jamie.

Description

viii, 177 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• How are the European corporations responding to international competition? What are the implications for future corporate structure, employment and uneven development? These are the central concerns of The Internationalization Process, developed from a four-year research programme, 'Regional and Urban Restructuring in Europe', carried out under the aegis of the European Science Foundation.
• The carefully selected group of corporate case studies demonstrates how changing functional and geographical divisions of labour are related to complex forces operating within and beyond the confines of Europe. The case studies examined range from the telecoms supplier Alcatel to the machine-tool producers Glidemeister and Maho, from the pharmaceuticals giant SmithKline Beecham to the privatized steel producer British Steel.
• Building from a shared conceptual base, the eight corporate case studies illustrate how internationalization strategies are related to the nature of the firm's product or service and to the characteristics of its production process.

Subject

• International business enterprises > Europe > Management > Case studies
• Corporations, European > Management > Case studies
• Competition > Europe > Case studies
• Competition, International > Case studies

Note

• Cover title.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-173) and index.

Contents

1. Introduction: the internationalization process / Jan-Evert Nilsson -- 2. Alcatel: a European champion for a globalizing market / David Charles -- 3. Gildemeister and Maho: protecting the home base / Heike Bertram and Eike W. Schamp -- 4. Smith Kline Beecham: global push and repositioning / Jeremy R. Howells -- 5. Arthur Andersen: from national accountancy to international management consultancy firm / Frank Moulaert -- 6. Thomson Consumer Electronics: from national champion to global contender / Julien Savary -- 7. Tootal: internationalization, corporate restructuring and 'hollowing out' / Jamie Peck and Peter Dicken -- 8. MoDo, SCA and STORA: from national pulp producers to European forestry companies / Jan-Evert Nilsson -- 9. British Steel: the limits to internationalization / Ray Hudson -- 10. Conclusion / Jan-Evert Nilsson.

ISBN

1853963194

LCCN

96131442

OCLC

• 34577030
• ocm34577030

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Columbia University Libraries