International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe

International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: S. Radosevic
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2007-05-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1402079419

International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe analyses the role of international industrial networks in industrial restructuring and corporate growth in central Europe, Russia and Ukraine. It shows that two distinct patterns of international industrial integration - domestic vs. foreign led modernisations - have developed in these two regions which have significant effects on patterns of growth and integration of these economies. International Industrial Networks and Industrial Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe is based on a number of industry and firm case studies which are analysed and interpreted within the current international business and political economy literature. The publication provides valuable insights to managers and policy-makers who are interested in understanding different strategic options for business activity in Central and East European countries. For the academic reader, it offers a new perspective on international, industrial networks in which theories on strategic management and on industry restructuring and corporate growth are merged into a new view of growth and transformation process.

Rise and Decline of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe

Rise and Decline of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Bernhard Müller
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2005-08-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 354026695X

In the course of the tremendous political and economic upheaval starting in 1989/1990 many industrial cities and regions in Central and Eastern Europe have been confronted with profound problems. This book presents eleven detailed national reports which describe the situation in such cities and regions as well as the strategies which have been employed to cope with structural change. The country reports are complemented by short case studies of selected cities and regions. An introduction gives background to such topics as structural change and the ramifications of EU enlargement. Finally some conclusions are drawn and recommendations offered for future policy.

Restructuring Large Industrial Firms in Central and Eastern Europe

Restructuring Large Industrial Firms in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Gerhard Pohl
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821337127

This report addresses the most important challenges facing the Latin America and Caribbean region as it attempts to replace its traditional economic and social structures, including populist institutions, with a modern, efficient, administrative state. The analysis focuses on the political economy of pending reforms and their ramifications. The report discusses (1) recent economic and political developments; (2) systemic issues such as high real interest and unemployment rates and declining export growth; (3) social policies and the need to consolidate macroeconomic stability; and (4) how to define and build the new Latin American state. An appendix provides detailed information on selected country performance.

The Future of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe

The Future of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Hans van Zon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1996
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This work addresses the developed potential of industry in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, Bulgaria and Lithuania, by analyzing the current dynamics of industrial change. It examines driving forces in industrial change, based on empirical research comprising 25 studies.

The Market Meets Its Match

The Market Meets Its Match
Author: Alice Hoffenberg Amsden
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780674549838

With close attention to the history and institutional realities of the region, The Market Meets Its Match explains the failure of the simplistic market medicine administered in the first five years of transition. Merely "getting the prices right"--Lowering wages and raising interest rates and energy prices - won't improve competitiveness, the authors argue, as long as nonlabor costs such as the quality of goods, product design, outmoded technology, and inefficient distribution channels remain problems. Easing these bottlenecks requires long-term capital accumulation and profit maximization. The institutions necessary for such growth have not developed under Eastern Europe's new "pseudo-capitalism," as the authors demonstrate, and "pseudo-privatization," while distributing state property to citizens, has not provided them with the capital and technology they need to succeed.