Globalisation and the Viability of Industrial Districts : The Influence of Network Structures on the Adaptive Efficiency of Industrial Districts: A Comparison of the Footwear Industry in Italy and the UK

Alessandra Vecchi

ISBN 10: 3639041658 / ISBN 13: 9783639041651

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K., 2008

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Neuware - As increasingly diversified patterns of growth are emerging and different avenues are followed by industrial districts to face globalisation, more attention should be paid to industrial districts response to global competition. How global forces shape industrial districts in different ways This research addresses the theme of the viability of industrial districts in dealing with dramatic changes in their competitive environment. By relying on a cross-national comparison and a mono-sectoral investigation of the footwear industry, this study attempts to shed the light on the formulae or recipes for both success and failure in two industrial districts - Montebelluna in Italy and Northampton in Britain. In particular, the interpretative lens provided should help to shed some light on the response of industrial districts to global competition, and should be especially valuable to scholars, managers, small firm owners, policy makers and anybody else who has an interest in globalisation and the challenges faced by industrial districts in sunset industries.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Globalisation and the Viability of Industrial Districts : The Influence of Network Structures on the Adaptive Efficiency of Industrial Districts: A Comparison of the Footwear Industry in Italy and the UK
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639041658
• ISBN 13: 9783639041651
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 23D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 578 grams

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Synopsis

As increasingly diversified patterns of growth are emerging and different avenues are followed by industrial districts to face globalisation, more attention should be paid to industrial districts response to global competition. How global forces shape industrial districts in different ways? This research addresses the theme of the viability of industrial districts in dealing with dramatic changes in their competitive environment. By relying on a cross-national comparison and a mono-sectoral investigation of the footwear industry, this study attempts to shed the light on the formulae or recipes for both success and failure in two industrial districts - Montebelluna in Italy and Northampton in Britain. In particular, the interpretative lens provided should help to shed some light on the response of industrial districts to global competition, and should be especially valuable to scholars, managers, small firm owners, policy makers and anybody else who has an interest in globalisation and the challenges faced by industrial districts in sunset industries.

About the Author

Alessandra Vecchi - PhD in International Business, School of Management University of Bath, UK. Currently working as a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.