Mid-sized Manufacturing Companies: The New Driver of Italian Competitiveness (2013) (SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione)
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- Synopsis
- The structure of Italian industry is characterized by a predominance of small sized companies and the presence of very few large companies. For a long time a conviction was shared among scholars and practitioners that the strength and safety of Italian industry were based on its industrial districts, that is, the system of interdependent and co-localized small companies which derive their competitive force from an effective and efficient division of labour. This book stresses the idea that a new, vital and promising phenomenon for the competitiveness of Italian industry is focused on mid-sized companies, and the systems of interconnected firms that form a constituent part of their business model. These companies, which originate largely from districts and other local production systems, are a strong entrepreneurial force complementing the districts that have characterized Italy and made Italian industry famous worldwide. A quantitative and qualitative analysis of these firms is provided in this book. Business models and strategies implemented by a number of successful Italian mid-sized manufacturing companies are also explored. Consequences in terms of management and industrial policies are provided. A final look at the German Mittelstand gives a useful comparison.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9788847025899
- Related ISBNs:
- 9788847025882
- Publisher:
- Springer Milan
- Date of Addition:
- 08/24/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer-Verlag Italia Srl.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Fulvio Coltorti
- Edited by:
- Riccardo Resciniti
- Edited by:
- Annalisa Tunisini
- Edited by:
- Riccardo Varaldo
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