Mid-sized Manufacturing Companies: The New Driver of Italian Competitiveness

2013
ISBN: 978-88-470-2588-2
Verlag: Springer Milan

Buch, Englisch, Band 7, 193 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

Reihe: SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione

The structure of Italian industry is characterized by a predominance of small sized companies and the presence of very few large companies. For a long time a conviction was shared among scholars and practitioners that the strength and safety of Italian industry were based on its industrial districts, that is, the system of interdependent and co-localized small companies which derive their competitive force from an effective and efficient division of labour. This book stresses the idea that a new, vital and promising phenomenon for the competitiveness of Italian industry is focused on mid-sized companies, and the systems of interconnected firms that form a constituent part of their business model. These companies, which originate largely from districts and other local production systems, are a strong entrepreneurial force complementing the districts that have characterized Italy and made Italian industry famous worldwide. A quantitative and qualitative analysis of these firms is provided in this book. Business models and strategies implemented by a number of successful Italian mid-sized manufacturing companies are also explored. Consequences in terms of management and industrial policies are provided. A final look at the German Mittelstand gives a useful comparison.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coltorti, Fulvio

Varaldo, Riccardo

Resciniti, Riccardo

Tunisini, Annalisa

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Kleine und Mittlere Unternehmen