Business Systems and Organizational Capabilities: The Institutional Structuring of Competitive Competences

by Richard Whitley

Book Overview

Twenty-first century capitalism has been marked by an increasing international economic independence, and considerable differences between dominant economic systems of coordination and control. In this context, national competition and coordination within industries has increased, but the governance of leading firms, and the kinds of competences they develop, remain quite diverse. This book shows how different kinds of firms become established and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199205183
• ISBN13: 9780199205189
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"