The Dynamic American Firm

Batterson, Robert, Weidenbaum, Murray L., Chilton, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0792396626 / ISBN 13: 9780792396628

Published by Springer, 1996

Seller Inventory # mon0000430947

Synopsis:

Business is becoming more global, more competitive, and more knowledge-intensive. Consequently, business executives are being required to reexamine and redefine fundamental relationships - both intra- and inter-company. The Dynamic American Firm explores the pivotal factors motivating the organizational changes that are sweeping American business, with a particular emphasis on the global marketplace. It provides a critical analysis of the forces that are shaping strategies and structures of American business, emphasizing that the process of adaption is more important than particular strategies and structures that develop along the way.
The authors begin by illustrating the external factors that shape the development of the firm, including a combination of technological advances and increasingly global markets, and proceed to discuss corporate efforts to adapt to this external environment by means of changing relationships with other firms. They pay particular attention to the alliances that help American firms establish a presence in overseas markets, including the roles of mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and joint ventures. The book concludes with a discussion of the internal changes taking place in American firms, including shifts in organizational strategy and structure, the elimination of middle management, and the development of work teams.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Dynamic American Firm
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New