One political economy, one competitive strategy? :
[Book]
comparing pharmaceutical firms in Germany, Italy, and the UK /
Andrea M. Herrmann.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
1 online resource (xvi, 202 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-185) and index.
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables and Graph; List of Abbreviations; PART I. SPECIALIZATION IN LINE WITH COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ADVANTAGES?; 1. Introduction; 2. Patterns of Strategy Specialization; PART II. LINKING INSTITUTIONS, INPUT FACTORS, AND COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES; 3. Linking Financial Market Institutions, Corporate Finance, and Competitive Strategies; 4. Linking Antitrust Legislation, Standards, and Competitive Strategies; 5. Linking Labour-Market Institutions, Employee Skills, and Competitive Strategies.
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This book examines how firms adapt to the pressures of increasing international competition by testing the arguments on 'strategy specialization' proposed in the competitiveness literature in general, and by contributors to the 'varieties of capitalism' debate in particular. If different economies are characterized by distinct institutional arrangements, successful firms would be those that exploit the related comparative advantages and specialize in the competitive strategiesfacilitated by national institutions. One Political Economy, One Competitive Strategy? begins with an assessment of how.
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Pharmaceutical industry-- Germany.
Pharmaceutical industry-- Great Britain.
Pharmaceutical industry-- Italy.
Americas
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Delivery of Health Care.
Disciplines and Occupations
Drug Industry-- economics.
Drug Industry.
Economic Competition.
Economic Competition.
Economics.
Geographic Locations
Geographicals
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Health Occupations.
Industry.
Investigative Techniques
Pharmacy.
Social Sciences.
Technology, Industry, Agriculture
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture
Technology, Pharmaceutical-- economics.
Technology, Pharmaceutical.
Technology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology.