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Corporate Flexibility: A Comparative Analysis of Small Firms in Northern Ireland and Massachusetts
Nola Hewitt-Dundas
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Description for Corporate Flexibility: A Comparative Analysis of Small Firms in Northern Ireland and Massachusetts
Hardcover. This comparative analysis of small firms in Northern Ireland and Massachusetts focuses on industrial location and economic activity. It aims to add to the understanding of peripheral regions in terms of their economic position and advocates corporate flexibility as a basis for success. Editor(s): Hewitt-Dundas, Nola. Num Pages: 300 pages, tables, figures, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1KBB; KCC; KFFH; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 225. Weight in Grams: 525. 8vo. Illustrated. Very good copy.
This book examines the rhetoric which advocates flexibility in small firms as central to economic rejuvenation. The main questions addressed are, to what extent are disparities found in the adoption of flexibility within small manufacturing firms in a low productivity region, Northern Ireland, and a high productivity region, Massachusetts; and is there a positive correlation flexibility and company growth? Significant growth disparities between the small firms in Northern Ireland and those in Massachusetts were identified. It is demonstrated that on a corporate level, flexibility and in particular functional flexibility, is positively associated with competitiveness, yet the extent of ... Read more
This book examines the rhetoric which advocates flexibility in small firms as central to economic rejuvenation. The main questions addressed are, to what extent are disparities found in the adoption of flexibility within small manufacturing firms in a low productivity region, Northern Ireland, and a high productivity region, Massachusetts; and is there a positive correlation flexibility and company growth? Significant growth disparities between the small firms in Northern Ireland and those in Massachusetts were identified. It is demonstrated that on a corporate level, flexibility and in particular functional flexibility, is positively associated with competitiveness, yet the extent of ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859723708
SKU
KEX0287870
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Ref
99-1
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