European Business Systems

Richard Whitley is Professor of Organizational Sociology at the Manchester Business School, Manchester University. He is the author of Business Systems in East Asia: Firms, Markets and Societies (Sage, 1992).

• Introduction - Richard WhitleyPART ONE: THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS SYSTEMSSocieties, Firms and Markets - Richard WhitleyThe Social Structuring of Business SystemsNational Business Recipes - Keijo R[um]as[um]anen and Richard WhippA Sector PerspectivePART TWO: NATIONAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS IN EUROPEIntroduction - Richard WhitleyEuropean Business Systems - Christel LaneBritain and Germany ComparedEuropean Business Systems - Ad van Iterson and Ren[ac]e OlieThe Dutch CaseStrategies Against Structure - Peer Hull KristensenInstitutions and Economic Organization in DenmarkA Dominant Business Recipe - Kari Lilja, Keijo R[um]as[um]anen and Risto TainioThe Forest Sector in FinlandSmall Country Business Systems - Jane MarceauAustralia, Denmark and Finland ComparedPART THREE: BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIAL SECTORS AND STRATEGIC CHOICESIntroduction - Richard WhitleyBusiness Systems, Industrial Wisdom and Corporate Strategies - Bo Hellgren and Leif MelinBusiness Systems, Consumption and Change - David Knights, Glenn Morgan and Fergus MurrayPersonal Financial Services in ItalyThe Societal Construction of Labour Flexibility - Jacqueline O′ReillyEmployment Strategies in Retail Banking in Britain and FranceFirm Development and Diversification Strategies as Products of Economic Cultures - J M Nishida and S G ReddingThe Japanese and Hong Kong Textile IndustriesPART FOUR: CONCLUSIONThe Comparative Study of Business Systems in Europe - Richard WhitleyIssues and Choices

`There is much to commend in this book and in Whitley′s careful lexical comparisons′ - Contemporary Sociology