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Lieb-Dóczy, Enese Esther (1999) Transition to survival : enterprise restructuring in twenty East German and Hungarian companies. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
Using case studies from twenty East German and Hungarian companies this thesis examines the process of enterprise restructuring in transition economies. The data was specifically collected for such a comparative study and benefits from a relatively large number of cases, an unusual amount of internal consistency and depth. The broad theme is one of disintegration and integration. I examine how in response to increasing market pressures companies change their vertical integration, including the in-house provision of social services, how they functionally integrate with their investors and restructure their forward and backward linkages. The aim is to provide a comprehensive picture of the restructuring process as it affects the crucial aspects of a company’s operations. By explicitly relating my findings to the empirical and theoretical literature on enterprise restructuring, vertical integration and economic geography I hope to contribute to existing controversies and open up new avenues of research.
A noticeable pattern in my data is that the academic literature and investors frequently endorsed restructuring measures which turned out to be ‘right’ for the East German companies and ‘wrong’ for the Hungarian ones. The second startling feature of my case studies is the evidence of total industrial devastation in East Germany. I argue that these observations are related to three recurring themes: local idiosyncrasies matter, the past matters and the future should not be rushed.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HF Commerce |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Business enterprises -- Germany (East) -- Case studies, Business enterprises -- Hungary -- Case studies, Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Germany (East), Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Hungary | ||||
Official Date: | September 1999 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Economics | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Waterson, Michael, 1950- ; Hviid, Morten | ||||
Sponsors: | University of Warwick. Warwick Innovation Fund | ||||
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Extent: | 294 pages | ||||
Language: | eng |
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