The Myth of Corporate Size in Public Service Companies: The Case of Toscana Energia SPA

Giuseppe Grossi

Chapter 5 in Organizational Epics and Sagas, 2008, pp 65-79 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyses the myth of ‘corporate size’ in the system of public service companies and explores how this myth is affecting organizational behaviour and culture (Doherty and Horne, 2002; Gabriel, 2004; Gherardi, 1995; Hatch et al., 2005; Meyer and Rowan, 1977).

Keywords: Aggregation Strategy; Public Owner; Share Capital; Merger Process; Corporate Size (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230583603_7

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