Corporate Co-Evolution: A Politiical Perspective
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Corporate Co-Evolution A Politiical Perspective

Edited by Suzana B. Rodrigues · John Child
Wiley-Blackwell March 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781405121644
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication
March 2008
Format
Hardback , 240 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Corporate Co-Evolution is a work of major scholarship that develops broad macro-economic principles of corporate strategy by examining and analyzing the history and growth of Telemig, a major Brazilian telecommunications company.

  • Analyzes the different domains of the corporate environment - economic, social, cultural and political - that impact on the evolution of companies
     
  • Traces the multi-level changes in a major Brazilian telecommunications company, uncovering the dynamics of change over the course of 30 years
     
  • Develops a broader contextual and historical perspective that enriches our understanding of today’s international corporate environment
     
  • Includes a general introduction to the complex political factors in the corporate environment that impact the growth of companies
     
  • Co-authored by internationally-renowned author and business consultant, John Child

 

 

 

 Hallmark Features

  • Analyzes the different domains of the corporate environment - economic, social, cultural and political - that impact on the evolution of companies
     
  • Traces the multi-level changes in a major Brazilian telecommunications company, uncovering the dynamics of change over the course of 30 years
     
  • Develops a broader contextual and historical perspective that enriches our understanding of today’s international corporate environment
     
  • Includes a general introduction to the complex political factors in the corporate environment that impact the growth of companies
     
  • Co-authored by internationally-renowned author and business consultant, John Child

 

Table of Contents

Series Editors’ Foreword.

Part I: Introduction.

1 Perspectives on Corporate Evolution.

2 The Economic and Political Context of Telecommunications in Brazil.

3 Scope and Method.

Part II: Historical Co-evolution. 4 Foundations 1953-1985.

 

5 Politicization 1985-1993.

6 Reconstruction and Demise 1993-2000.

Part III: Multi-dimensional Co-evolution.

7 Organizational Culture.

8 Corporate Identity.

9 Metaphors and Reflective Imaging.

10 The Politics of Learning.

Part IV: Theoretical Development.

11 A Political Interest Theory of Corporate Co-evolution.

Index

 

About the Author

Suzana Rodriguez is a Professor of International Business and Organization at Birmingham Business School.

John Child is Chair of Commerce at Birmingham Business School. He is the author of the classic text: Organization and author or co-author of 18 books and more than 120 articles.

 

 

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