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The New Competition: Institutions of Industrial Restructuring
Michael H. Best
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Paperback. 1. Best develops a timely and forceful argument concerning the decline of large--scale manufacturing industry and the emergence of new competition, based on small scale production and flexible specialization.2. Comparative analysis of the strategies and limitations of US and UK 'Big Businessa and the 'New Competitiona in Japan and Italy.3. Num Pages: 308 pages, 5 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: KCL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
In this important new book, Michael Best argues that we are currently witnessing the emergence of new principles of production and business organization in the industrial societies of the West. The 'old competition', based on large-scale industrial production, is giving way to new forms of competition based on small firms acting as strategic agents in national and international markets.
In this important new book, Michael Best argues that we are currently witnessing the emergence of new principles of production and business organization in the industrial societies of the West. The 'old competition', based on large-scale industrial production, is giving way to new forms of competition based on small firms acting as strategic agents in national and international markets.
Michael Best analyses this development by drawing on a wide range of material from Britain, Europe, Japan and the United States. He examines the different perspectives ... Read more
This thoughtful and original book will be of interest both to students in economics and industrial sociology, and to anyone concerned with the problems raised by economic decline and industrial restructuring in Western societies today.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745603643
SKU
V9780745603643
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About Michael H. Best
Michael H. Best is the author of The New Competition: Institutions of Industrial Restructuring, published by Wiley.
Reviews for The New Competition: Institutions of Industrial Restructuring
'An extremely valuable book. Sociology 'Best's book will be admired by those who appreciate discussions about economic theory and those preferring descriptive accounts of management and industrial policies.' Management