Mid-sized Manufacturing Companies: The New Driver of Italian Competitiveness [electronic resource] / edited by Fulvio Coltorti, Riccardo Resciniti, Annalisa Tunisini, Riccardo Varaldo.
Contributor(s): Coltorti, Fulvio [editor.] | Resciniti, Riccardo [editor.] | Tunisini, Annalisa [editor.] | Varaldo, Riccardo [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Sxi - Springer per l'Innovazione / Sxi - Springer for Innovation: Publisher: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XIII, 191 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9788847025899.Subject(s): Business | Management science | Entrepreneurship | Leadership | Business and Management | Business and Management, general | Entrepreneurship | Business Strategy/LeadershipAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 650 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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.
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