Academic : Economics : Industries. Land use. Labor : Labor. Work. Working class : Classes of labor

This book gives a historical and comparative perspective on family business, examining through time the different relationships within family businesses and among family enterprises. It discusses the reasons for both the decline and persistence of family business, its historical evolution, and its contribution to the growth of single economies. more...

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The author explores determinants of organisational flexibility in this examination of four family-owned companies, two flexible and two less flexible, from the edible oil and pharmaceutical industries. By means of an innovative analysis - including longitudinal analysis, coding analysis, statistical analysis and the use of original display charts - he illustrates the determinants of organisational flexibility and sheds light on the process of transformation and adaptation of family firms, an area that has not yet been the subject of extensive empirical inquiry. The management literature has claimed that the complexity of business contexts has forced firms to confront hypercompetitive or high-velocity environments. Behind such claims lies a new interest in the dynamics of adaptation, and in particular a firm's flexibility as a way of adjusting under conditions of uncertainty. The businesses studied here have had to contend with the environmental volatility that characterized Argentina for some years. The author identifies five determinants of flexibility as a set of organisational and managerial capabilities that enabled some firms to adapt quickly in a highly competitive environment: heterogeneity of the dominant coalition, centralisation and formalisation of decision-making, low macroculture embeddedness, environmental scanning, and a strong organisational identity. These findings were analyzed and interpreted by developing theoretical ideas from three areas between which historically there has been no interface: organisational flexibility, organisational innovativeness and institutional embeddedness. This insightful examination into what enables some family-owned businesses to survive and thrive and causes others to fail will be of interest to academics concerned with business flexibility and adaptation, as well as to managers and owners of family businesses. more...

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Includes practical advice on applications, handling interviews, and negotiating job offers. This book gives readers the skills to research and identify job opportunities at various stages of their careers. more...

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The chapters in this book derive from a Conference on Aging and Work, held in September 2001. It will be of great interest to professionals and students in occupational health, ergonomics, work and industrial psychology. more...

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Helpful information on market trends. Result-oriented job search advice. more...

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