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The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain
Mauro F. Guillen
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Description for The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain
Paperback. Challenges the notion that globalization encourages economic convergence. Analyzing the social, political, and economic conditions underpinning the rise of various organizational forms, this book shows that business groups, small enterprises, and foreign multinationals play different economic roles depending on a country's path to development. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1FPKS; 1KLSA; JFFS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 271 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
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, Guillen 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, ... Read more
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, Guillen 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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691116334
SKU
V9780691116334
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About Mauro F. Guillen
Mauro F. Guillen is Associate Professor of Management and of Sociology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he is the author of "Models of Management: Work, Authority, and Organization in a Comparative Perspective" and the coauthor of "The AIDS Disaster".
Reviews for The Limits of Convergence: Globalization and Organizational Change in Argentina, South Korea, and Spain
"This book offers a sophisticated and lively analysis of three well-researched and important cases of distinctive political economies. It is a valuable contribution to the debate about the impact of globalization on national trajectories and the varieties of capitalism in the modern world."
Anthony W. Pereira, Political Science Quarterly "A very ambitious study, striding across a number of disciplines... This is ... Read more
Anthony W. Pereira, Political Science Quarterly "A very ambitious study, striding across a number of disciplines... This is ... Read more