Overview

This book addresses the evolution of the strategies, structures, ownership patterns and performances of large European corporations in a period going from the early 1960s to today. A particular focus is on peripheral countries, in order to understand how the process of economic integration has affected the patterns of growth and the structural characteristics of the largest firms. Drawing on an extensive database, the case studies collected in this issue address the peculiar specificities of large firms in different national contexts, adopting a longitudinal, long term perspective. The book delivers the first results of an international, collective research effort undertaken by several national teams. The 'Mapping Corporate Europe' project aims to provide a detailed account of the structural traits of the European Corporation in a framework which includes (i) a chronological analysis over 50 years, starting with the Rome treaty in 1957; (ii) geographical extension including smaller countries and both Western and Eastern European countries; (iii) firms from other industries in addition to manufacturing companies and (iv) attention to internationalisation of European firms. These analyses will form the basis of a rich description of the developments of large European corporations over the past five decades, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. This book was originally published as a special issue of Business History.

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Author:   Andrea Colli ,  Abe De Jong ,  Martin Jes Iversen (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.560kg
ISBN:  

9780415695275

ISBN 10:   0415695279
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   27 April 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Mapping strategy, structure, ownership and performance in European corporations: Introduction Andrea Colli, Abe de Jong and Martin Jes Iversen 2. Changing big business in Italy and Spain, 1973-2003: Strategic responses to a new context Veronica Binda and Andrea Colli 3. Strategic responses to global challenges: The case of European banking, 1973-2000 Mitchell Larson, Gerhard Schnyder, Gerarda Westerhuis and John Wilson 4. Strategic and structural responses to international dynamics in the open Dutch economy, 1963-2003 Abe de Jong, Keetie Sluyterman and Gerarda Westerhuis 5. Explaining corporate success: The structure and performance of British firms, 1950-84 David Higgins and Steven Toms 6. Strategic transformations in Danish and Swedish big business in an era of globalisation, 1973-2008 Martin Jes Iversen and Mats Larsson 7. The evolution of German industrial legends: The case of Baden-Wurttemberg, 1940-2007 Olaf Ehrhardt and Eric Nowak 8. Economic Orders and Formative Phases: a business historical journey through Danish capitalism 1850-2000 Martin Jes Iversen 9. More SSOP: Commentary Richard Whittington

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Andrea Colli teaches economic and business history at Bocconi University, Milan. He has extensively published on the history of family firms. Abe de Jong is a member of the finance group at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. He has published empirical studies about financial and corporate governance structures in large companies. Martin Iversen teaches economic history and European integration. His research interests includes the development of capitalism in the Nordic region, strategic and structural changes of large corporations.

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