Overview
- Original combination of qualitative (case studies) and quantitative (cross section financial analysis) empirical evidence on medium sized manufacturing companies
- Longitudinal (two steps) analysis of pre and post 2008 economic crisis
- Implications for management and entrepreneurship as well as for economic and industrial policy
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione (SXIINNO)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mid-sized Manufacturing Companies: The New Driver of Italian Competitiveness
Editors: Fulvio Coltorti, Riccardo Resciniti, Annalisa Tunisini, Riccardo Varaldo
Series Title: SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2589-9
Publisher: Springer Milano
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Italia Srl. 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-2588-2Published: 12 December 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-2589-9Published: 15 June 2013
Series ISSN: 2239-2688
Series E-ISSN: 2239-2696
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 193
Topics: Business and Management, general, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy/Leadership