The Co-Evolution of Technology and Structures: The European Major Home Appliance Industry, 1945-1992

Sobrero, Maurizio

Abstract

The Co-Evolution of Technology and Structures: The European Major Home Appliance Industry, 1945-1992

Maurizio Sobrero

University of Bologna - Department of Management

Abstract:
The co-evolution of technology and organizational structures is discussed through a historical analysis of the European Major Home Appliances industry and is related to the dynamics of selection processes, where geographically localized competition leads to local concentration, which in turn increases global competition and triggers global concentration.

JEL Classification: L68

working papers series

Date posted: August 25, 1998

Suggested Citation

Sobrero, Maurizio, The Co-Evolution of Technology and Structures: The European Major Home Appliance Industry, 1945-1992. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=6714

Contact Information

Maurizio Sobrero (Contact Author)

University of Bologna - Department of Management ( email )

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40126 Bologna, Bologna 40126
Italy
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