The Competitiveness of European Industry (Routledge Revivals)

ISBN 10: 1032439971 / ISBN 13: 9781032439976

Published by Routledge, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Competitiveness of European Industry (Routledge Revivals)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032439971
• ISBN 13: 9781032439976
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

First published in 1989, The Competitiveness of European Industry helps in developing our understanding of the process of improving and measuring industrial competitiveness. The contributors focus on the competitiveness of European industry. Three main topics are discussed: the concept of competitiveness itself; what can be learned about competitiveness at the level of an individual national economy; and processes and strategies in forms which might contribute to improved competitive performance. The first two papers critically assess concepts and measures of national competitiveness and review the performances of the economies of Britain, France, and the Federal German Republic. Then follow accounts of industrial competitiveness in three smaller economies (Belgium, Switzerland, and Sweden), which develop a series of methods and techniques for the analysis of industrial structures and indicate significant policy implications. The three concluding papers look at the competitiveness of British industry at the firm level, focusing on the strategic changes, the competitive process, and technical innovation. This book will be of interest to policy makers, business school teachers, and researchers in the area of strategy, industrial economics, organization behaviour, and innovation management.

About the Author

Arthur Francis and P. K. M. Tharakan