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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198293968

ISBN-139780198293965

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Number of Pages312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDivergent Capitalisms : the Social Structuring and Change of Business Systems

SubjectEconomic History, Industrial Management, Sociology / General, Economics / Microeconomics, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year1999

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics

AuthorRichard Whitley

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight20.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN98-043685

Reviews'the reader is helped by frequent presentation of key features of arguments in useful tables, as well as by the constant illustration of theoretical points with empirical examples. Moreover, the effort invested in following the arguments is well rewarded. The book provides a very usefulintellectual toolkit for comparative analysis of varieties of capitalism and their interaction with an as yet underdeveloped global capitalist system. It not only reliably documents the diversity of institutional and organisational forms found in contemporary capitalist societies but also enrichesour understanding of both continuity and change in such arrangements in a wide range of advanced and new industrialising countries across the globe.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14/3, 2000, 'The outstanding feature of Richard Whitley's book is its attempt to takea systemic view of the complex process through which distinctive patterns ofeconomic organisation emerge.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 16/11/01, 'postgraduate students and academics will not only read it with interestbut frequently return to it for theoretical guidance and empirical reference'Christel Lane, Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14/3, 2000, 'Richard Whitley's book makes a important contribution to (this) debate... This new book ... not only brings together the ideas expounded in earlierpublications in a new way but also significantly expands and deepens thetheoretical framework.'Christel Lane; Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14, No 4, 2000, 'Whitley's conclusions ... although often counter-intuitive, are by and large very convincing as they are based on careful logical argument, backed up by a wealth of empirical detail.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14/4, 2000, 'Richard Whitley's book makes a important contribution to (this) debate ... This new book ... not only brings together the ideas expounded in earlier publications in a new way but also significantly expands and deepens the theoretical framework.'Christel Lane; Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14, No 4, 2000, 'The outstanding feature of Richard Whitley's book is its attempt to take a systemic view of the complex process through which distinctive patterns of economic organisation emerge.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 16/11/01, 'postgraduate students and academics will not only read it with interest but frequently return to it for theoretical guidance and empirical reference'Christel Lane, Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14/3, 2000, 'Richard Whitley's book makes an important contribution to [this] debate.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14/4, 2000, 'the reader is helped by frequent presentation of key features of arguments in useful tables, as well as by the constant illustration of theoretical points with empirical examples. Moreover, the effort invested in following the arguments is well rewarded. The book provides a very useful intellectual toolkit for comparative analysis of varieties of capitalism and their interaction with an as yet underdeveloped global capitalist system. It not only reliably documents the diversity of institutional and organisational forms found in contemporary capitalist societies but also enriches our understanding of both continuity and change in such arrangements in a wide range of advanced and new industrialising countries across the globe.' Christel Lane, Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14/3, 2000, 'for those interested in the workings of the interconnected world and notions of globalisation, this book provides a valuable perspective on the parallel emergence of diverse forms of economic organisation.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 16/11/01, 'Whitley's conclusions ... although often counter-intuitive, are by andlarge very convincing as they are based on careful logical argument, backed upby a wealth of empirical detail.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14/4, 2000, 'The book provides a very useful intellectual toolkit for comparativeanalysis of varieties of capitalism and their interaction with an as yetunderdeveloped global capitalist system. It not only reliably documents thediversity of institutional and organisational forms found in contemporarycapitalist societies but also enriches our understanding of both continuity andchange in such arrangements in a wide range of advanced and newlyindustrialising countries across the globe.'Christel Lane; Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14, No4, 2000, 'for those interested in the workings of the interconnected world andnotions of globalisation, this book provides a valuable perspective on theparallel emergence of diverse forms of economic organisation.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 16/11/01, 'Richard Whitley's book makes a important contribution to (this) debate ... This new book not only brings together the ideas expounded in earlier publications in a new way but also significantly expands and deepens the theoretical framework.'Christel Lane; Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14, No 4, 2000, 'for those interested in the workings of the interconnected world and notions of globalisation, this book provides a valuable perspective on the parallel emergence of diverse forms of economic organisation.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 16/11/01'The outstanding feature of Richard Whitley's book is its attempt to take a systemic view of the complex process through which distinctive patterns of economic organisation emerge.'Times Higher Education Supplement, 16/11/01'Richard Whitley's book makes a important contribution to (this) debate ... This new book ... not only brings together the ideas expounded in earlier publications in a new way but also significantly expands and deepens the theoretical framework.'Christel Lane; Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14, No 4, 2000'The book provides a very useful intellectual toolkit for comparative analysis of varieties of capitalism and their interaction with an as yet underdeveloped global capitalist system. It not only reliably documents the diversity of institutional and organisational forms found in contemporary capitalist societies but also enriches our understanding of both continuity and change in such arrangements in a wide range of advanced and newly industrialisingcountries across the globe.'Christel Lane; Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14, No4, 2000'postgraduate students and academics will not only read it with interest but frequently return to it for theoretical guidance and empirical reference'Christel Lane, Work, Employment & Society, Vol 14/3, 2000'the reader is helped by frequent presentation of key features of arguments in useful tables, as well as by the constant illustration of theoretical points with empirical examples. Moreover, the effort invested in following the arguments is well rewarded. The book provides a very useful intellectual toolkit for comparative analysis of varieties of capitalism and their interaction with an as yet underdeveloped global capitalist system. It not onlyreliably documents the diversity of institutional and organisational forms found in contemporary capitalist societies but also enriches our understanding of both continuity and change in such arrangements in awide range of advanced and new industrialising countries across the globe.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment & Society, Vol 14/3, 2000'Whitley's conclusions ... although often counter-intuitive, are by and large very convincing as they are based on careful logical argument, backed up by a wealth of empirical detail.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment & Society, Vol 14/4, 2000'... not only brings together the ideas expounded in earlier publications in a new way but also significantly expands and deepens the theoretical framework.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment & Society, Vol 14/4, 2000'Richard Whitley's book makes an important contribution to [this] debate.'Christel Lane, Work, Employment & Society, Vol 14/4, 2000, 'The book provides a very useful intellectual toolkit for comparative analysis of varieties of capitalism and their interaction with an as yet underdeveloped global capitalist system. It not only reliably documents the diversity of institutional and organisational forms found in contemporarycapitalist societies but also enriches our understanding of both continuity and change in such arrangements in a wide range of advanced and newly industrialising countries across the globe.'Christel Lane; Work, Employment and Society, Vol 14, No4, 2000

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal330.12/2

Table Of ContentPart I: Introduction1. Varieties of CapitalismPart II: The Comparative Business Systems Framework2. The Nature of Business Systems and their Institutional Structuring3. The Social Structuring of Firms' Governance Systems and Organizational Capabilities4. The Social Structuring of Work Systems5. Globalization and Business SystemsPart III: The Development and Change of Business Systems in East Asia and Eastern Europe6. Divergent Capitalisms in East Asia: The Development of the Post-War Business Systems of South Korea and Taiwan7. Continuity and Change in East Asian Capitalisms8. Path Dependence and Emergent Capitalisms in Eastern Europe: Hungary and Slovenia Compared9. Enterprise Change and Continuity in a Transforming Society: The Case of Hungary

SynopsisThe late twentieth century has witnessed the establishment of new forms of capitalism in East Asia as well as new market economies in Eastern Europe. Despite the rhetoric of globalization, they are continuing to diverge because of significant differences in dominant institutions. This book presents the comparative business systems framework for describing and explaining the major differences in economic organization between market economies., The late twentieth century has witnessed the establishment of new forms of capitalism in East Asia as well as new market economies in Eastern Europe. Despite the growth of international investment and capital flows, these distinctive business systems remain different from each other and from those already developed in Europe and the Americas. This continued diversity of capitalism results from, and is reproduced by, significant differences in societal institutions and agencies such as the state, capital and labour markets, and dominant beliefs about trust, loyalty, and authority. This book presents the comparative business systems framework for describing and explaining the major differences in economic organization between market economies in the late twentieth century. This framework identifies the critical variations in coordination and control systems across forms of industrial capitalism, and shows how these are connected to major differences in their institutional contexts. Six major types of business system are identified and linked to different institutional arrangements. Significant differences in post-war East Asian business systems and the ways in which these are changing in the 1990s are analysed within this framework, which is also extended to compare the path-dependent nature of the new capitalisms emerging in Eastern Europe., Many different varieties of capitalism have developed in the twentieth century. Despite the rhetoric of globalization, they are continuing to diverge because of significant differences in dominant institutions. Divergent Capitalisms highlights the major differences between business systems in Europe and Asia and explains why they developed and continue. An invaluable insight for all those interested in international business and organization studies., This book presents the comparative business systems framework for describing and explaining the major differences in economic organization between market economies in the late-twentieth century. This framework identifies the critical variations in coordination and control systems across forms of industrial capitalism, and shows how these are connected to major differences in their institutional contexts. Six major types of business system are identified and linked to different institutional arrangements. Significant differences in post-war East Asian business systems and the ways in which these are changing in the 1990s are analysed within this framework, which is also extended to compare the path-dependent nature of the new capitalisms emerging in Eastern Europe., The late twentieth century has witnessed the establishment of new forms of capitalism in East Asia as well as new market economies in Eastern Europe. Despite the growth of international investment and capital flows, these distinctive business systems remain different from each other and from those already developed in Europe and the Americas. This continued diversity of capitalism results from, and is reproduced by, significant differences in societal institutionsand agencies such as the state, capital and labour markets, and dominant beliefs about trust, loyalty, and authority. This book presents the comparative business systems frameworkfor describing and explaining the major differences in economic organization between market economies in the late twentieth century. This framework identifies the critical variations in coordination and control systems across forms of industrial capitalism, and shows how these are connected to major differences in their institutional contexts. Six major types of business system are identified and linked to different institutional arrangements. Significant differences in post-war East Asianbusiness systems and the ways in which these are changing in the 1990s are analysed within this framework, which is also extended to compare the path-dependent nature of the new capitalisms emerging inEastern Europe.

LC Classification NumberHB501.W495 1999