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The limits of convergence : globalization and organizational change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain
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ISBN: 0691116334 0691057052 1400824206 1283134659 9786613134653 1400814316 9781400814312 Year: 2003 Publisher: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press,

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This book challenges the widely accepted notion that globalization encourages economic convergence--and, by extension, cultural homogenization--across national borders. A systematic comparison of organizational change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain since 1950 finds that global competition forces countries to exploit their distinctive strengths, resulting in unique development trajectories. Analyzing the social, political, and economic conditions underpinning the rise of various organizational forms, Guillén shows that business groups, small enterprises, and foreign multinationals play different economic roles depending on a country's path to development. Business groups thrive when there is foreign-trade and investment protectionism and are best suited to undertake large-scale, capital-intensive activities such as automobile assembly and construction. Their growth and diversification come at the expense of smaller firms and foreign multinationals. In contrast, small and medium enterprises are best fitted to compete in knowledge-intensive activities such as component manufacturing and branded consumer goods. They prosper in the absence of restrictions on export-oriented multinationals. The book ends on an optimistic note by presenting evidence that it is possible--though not easy--for countries to break through the glass ceiling separating poor from rich. It concludes that globalization encourages economic diversity and that democracy is the form of government best suited to deal with globalization's contingencies. Against those who contend that the transition to markets must come before the transition to ballots, Guillén argues that democratization can and should precede economic modernization. This is applied economic sociology at its best--broad, topical, full of interesting political implications, and critical of the conventional wisdom.

Models of management : work, authority, and organization in a comparative perspective
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ISBN: 0226310353 0226310361 Year: 1994 Publisher: Chicago (Ill.) : University of Chicago press,

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The rise of spanish multinationals : european business in the global economy
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ISBN: 9781107402713 1107402719 Year: 2011 Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge university press,

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The rise of Spanish multinationals : European business in the global economy
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ISBN: 0521847214 Year: 2005 Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,

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Since 1992, Spanish companies in a variety of industries have acquired a prominent presence in the global economy, especially in Latin America and Europe. Companies such as Telef&#243;nica, Banco Santander, Repsol-YPF and Inditex (the owner of the Zara brand) have catapulted themselves to become major international competitors, making Spain one of the world's ten largest foreign direct investors. Mauro Guille;n offers not only an explanation of why this has happened, but also an assessment of the economic, financial, political and social consequences for Spain and for Europe. In this analysis, he also addresses the weaknesses of the Spanish multinationals, especially their lack of proprietary technology and their primary focus on Latin America. The book concludes with the argument that the Spanish multinational firms ought to consolidate their European positions through mergers and acquisitions, opening up new possibilities for further expansion in North America and Asia.

The limits of convergence: globalization and organizational change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain
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ISBN: 9780691116334 Year: 2003 Publisher: Princeton (N.J.) Princeton University Press

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