Mid-sized Manufacturing Companies: The New Driver of Italian Competitiveness

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Coltorti, Fulvio. editor (editor), Resciniti, Riccardo. editor, Tunisini, Annalisa. editor, Varaldo, Riccardo. editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milano : Springer Milan 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione,
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (202 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9788847025899