ISBN:
9780198233824
,
9780191513466
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (220 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series
Series Statement:
Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Gertler, Meric S. Manufacturing Culture
DDC:
302.3/5
Keywords:
Business
;
Economic geography
;
Industrial organization -- Regional disparities
;
Industrial organization -- Social aspects
;
Industries -- Technological innovations
;
Organizational behavior -- Regional disparities
;
Organizational behavior -- Social aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Why are firms in some regions or nations so successful at adopting particular new production technologies and work practices, while those in other places are not? What role do culturally defined characteristics, traits, and attitudes play in determining the degree of success in this process? Moreover, to what extent can such successful practices be replicated or 'manufactured' in other less fortunate locations? These questions constitute the central issues of concernfor this book
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Institutions, Agency, and Industrial Practices -- 2. Capital, Technology, and Economic Performance -- 3. Proximity, Organization, and Culture -- 4. Regional Cultures of Production -- 5. Crisis in Machinery Building: The Roots of Germany's Economic Malaise? -- 6. Tacit Knowledge in Geographical Context -- 7. Geography, Learning, and Convergence -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X.
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