Divergent Capitalisms - The Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems

Richard Whitley

ISBN 10: 0198293968 / ISBN 13: 9780198293965

Published by Oxford University Press (UK) Jun 1999, 1999

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Neuware - The late twentieth century has witnessed the establishment of new forms of capitalism in East Asia as well as new market economies in Eastern Europe. Despite the rhetoric of globalization, they are continuing to diverge because of significant differences in dominant institutions. This book presents the comparative business systems framework for describing and explaining the major differences in economic organization between market economies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Divergent Capitalisms - The Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK) Jun 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198293968
• ISBN 13: 9780198293965
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

The late twentieth century has witnessed the establishment of new forms of capitalism in East Asia as well as new market economies in Eastern Europe. Despite the rhetoric of globalization, they are continuing to diverge because of significant differences in dominant institutions. This book presents the comparative business systems framework for describing and explaining the major differences in economic organization between market economies.

About the Author

Richard Whitley is Professor of Organizational Sociology at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. He has also held visiting academic appointments at the International University of Japan (1993), University of Hong Kong (1988), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris (1987), University of Amsterdam (1982), St Anthony's College, Oxford (1981), and the Inter-University Graduate School of Management, Delft, The Netherlands (1977, 1979).