Organizational Strategy and Technological Adaptation to Global Change [Paperback]

Confronting the wide range of factors that management face in relation to global changes, this volume focuses on the implication of these changes for organizations. By presenting its case using a variety of analytical tools ranging from formal game theoretical systems to inductive models based on case studies,this volume concentrates on three main areas: the implications of global change on the competitive environment for employment and working practices; the influence of the international business environment in decision-making; and the importance of cultural and institutional diversity. Through its comprehensive approach this book will stimulate business managers, academics and students to clarify, develop and extend the many complex scenarios that are integral to the debate on how business organizations can benefit from the challenges produced by global change.Introduction SECTION 1: AN OVERVIEW OF KEY ISSUES IN GLOBAL CHANGE An Industrialist's View of Global Change; B. Reid The Changing Business Scene in Pacific Asia; G. Redding The Changing Business Scene in Central and Eastern Europe; L. Hethy SECTION 2: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE Dinosaurs versus Dragons: Should Strategic Management Theory Redirect its Focus to the East?; D.F. Channon Global Strategy and Repeated Games; R. Matthews Winners and Losers in the West: Ranking by Adjustment Capacity; R. Brown Restructuring Strategies: Global Pressures, Local Responses; I. Taplin & J. Winterton SECTION 3: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND GLOBAL CHANGE Setting Standards: Strategies for Building Global Business Systems; R. Kaye & S. Little The Appropriate Policies for a Successful International Technology Transfer to Less Developed Countries; R. Salami & L.P. Reavill Technological Change: the Impact of Different Cultures, Institutional Frameworks and Organizational Imperatives; R.L. Ritchie, L. Zhuang, R. Hudson-Davies & W. Williams SECTION 4: IMPLICATIONS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHl$