Systems and Practices: Peripheral Countries Compared with the UK

Rea Prouska and Maria Kapsali

Chapter 15 in Business and Management Practices in Greece, 2011, pp 272-299 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter aims to aid understanding of the data presented in this book by presenting key themes in a comparative perspective. A selection of countries has been made: Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Spain are all considered comparable (especially in terms of debt) following the global financial crisis, and the UK has been chosen for comparison as a representative of the stronger economies in the EU in terms of productivity, political structure, innovation, and strong SME sector. These countries will be compared in terms of systemic elements and management practices that are related to competition models, according to Whitley (2005). The system also is compared in terms both of Whitley’s typology of business systems (fragmented, coordinated industrial district, compartmentalized, collaborative, highly coordinated, state organized) and of the linkages between state, credit and labour systems, managerial autonomy, control systems and co-operative relations. Figure 15.1 illustrates the elements of the business system on which the analysis of this chapter will focus.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Minimum Wage; Total Quality Management; Industrial District; Business System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230306530_15

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