
The New Competition
Institutions of Industrial Restructuring
Michael H. Best(Author)
Polity Press
Published on 21. June 1990
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-0-7456-0363-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this new book, Michael Best argues that we are currently witnessing the emergence of new principles of production and business organization in the industrial societies of the West. The "old competition", based on large-scale industrial production, is giving way to new forms of competition based on small firms acting as strategic agents in national and international markets. Best analyzes this development by drawing on a wide range of material from Britain, Europe, Japan and the United States. He examines the different perspectives on business organization during the age of Fordism - such as those developed by Galbraith, Holland and Chandler - and contrasts these accounts with the characteristics of successful competitiors in the contemporary "post-Fordist" age. He develops the paradigm of strategic planning in order to analyze firm, sector and intersector dynamics. He also draws out the implications of the new competition for industrial policy in Britain and elsewhere, giving particular attention to the role of national investment banks and enterprise boards.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 figures, 10 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-0363-6 (9780745603636)
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06/1990
1st Edition
Polity Press
€44.75
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Content
Part 1 The old competition: the American system; big business - mass production and managerial hierarchy; big business and sector regulation; comparative theoretical perspectives on the firm. Part 2 The new competition: the entrepeneurial firm in Japan; industrial policy and antitrust in Japan; the third Italy - regional cooperation and international competition; the industrial district as collective entrepeneur; the new competition - interpretations and challenges.