The book examines why governments in countries of the Tropics often do badly, and what
causes them to do well, but comes up with suggestions that run counter to many of the …

Analysis of organizational decline has become central to the study of economy and society.
Further advances in this area may fail however, because two major literatures on the topic …

The existence of supplier-customer relationships, particularly among Japanese companies,
that fit neither “market” nor “hierarchy” cate-gories has drawn sustained attention in recent …

Suppliers?" by Susan Helper) shows that long-term, closely linked relationships have
performance advantages for automakers and their suppliers in both the United States and …

In recent years, we have witnessed remarkable growth in various forms of co-operation
among organisations. There has been a considerable increase in inter-organizational …

Industry networks are a currently popular variation on the old idea of industrial districts
(Grabher, 1993; Harrison, 1992). We denote as an industry network a set of organizations …

One of the key factors in the study of transaction costs economics is the concept of
opportunism. Williamson (1986) develops a heuristic model of transaction costs and …

Daft and Weick (1984), in their analysis of the organization as an interpretation system,
asserted that in order to survive, organizations must find ways of knowing the environment …

Economic integration and technological developments are offering new opportunities for the
automotive industry in Europe. Understanding and grasping such opportunities is crucial for …

The relevance of taxonomies describing the evolutionary stages of automotive industries in
developed economies to less well-developed economies, such as the emerging Eastern …