1st Edition
Corporate Strategies in Recession and Recovery (Routledge Revivals) Social Structure and Strategic Choice
By Richard Whittington
Copyright 1989
338 Pages
by
Routledge
338 Pages
by
Routledge
338 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1989, this book is based on detailed comparative case studies of eight firms’ responses to the recession of the early 1980s, the worst crisis for British manufacturing in the post-war period. Following these companies’ progress from 1979 to 1985, Whittington examines the various recession strategies they adopted and the consequences of these for management change and financial... Read more
List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Strategic choice and recession 2. Determinist accounts of corporate strategy 3. Towards strategic choice 4. Realism and agency 5. Social structure and strategic choice 6. How and where the research was done; Appendix 1: Domestic appliance companies’ performances; Appendix 2: Office furniture companies’ performances; Bibliography; Index
Biography
Richard Whittington
