Manufacturing Culture: The Institutional Geography of Industrial Practice (Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies Series)

by Meric S . Gertler (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $245.61

  Why are firms in some regions or nations successful at adopting particular new production technologies and work practices, while those in other places are not? What role do culturally defined characteristics, traits, and attitudes play in determining the degree of success in this process? These questions constitute the issues for this book.