Comparative Capitalism and the Transitional Periphery: Firm Centred Perspectives (New Horizons in International Business series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786430886 ISBN 13: 9781786430885

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

An original and insightful book, this work focuses on domestic and overseas firms operating in those Central Asian and Eastern European countries considered to be the transitional economic periphery. Chapters shed light on their distinct forms of capitalism, and how it influences and adapts the firms located there.

The eminent authors show how, in a post-state socialist world, there are several implications for both domestic and overseas firms functioning successfully in the transitional periphery. With the complex mix of political and market mediation and informal personal ties, chapters explore the delicate balance of liberalisation in transitional economies. Detailed examples from specific countries in Eurasia and Central Asia such as Belarus, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Georgia are discussed alongside broader thematic issues of economic and social change, labour relations and human resource management. Most importantly, it is shown that liberalisation has little connection to short-term business growth. To succeed in such contexts, international firms need to be both pragmatic and creative, in coping with malleable yet durable forms of institutional mediation.

Providing a unique perspective on the transitional economic periphery and much-needed insights from international business, this book is essential reading for researchers and graduate students studying transitional economies, non-traditional business models, institutional persistence and change, political and economic development and management in economically transitioning countries.

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About the Author

Edited by Mehmet Demirbag, Professor of International Business and Deputy Dean, Essex Business School and Geoffrey Wood, Western University, Canada

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786430886
• ISBN 13: 9781786430885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Demirbag Mehmet, Wood Geoffrey