A Business History of the Swatch Group

The Rebirth of Swiss Watchmaking and the Globalization of the Luxury Industry
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-38906-0
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 269 mm, Gewicht: 3158 g

This book offers a detailed and full analysis of the strategy which enabled the Swatch Group to establish itself on the world market. In particular, it tackles the issues of production restructuring, with the opening of subsidiaries in Asia, and the implementation of a new marketing strategy, characterized by the move towards luxury.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Donzé, P.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Internationales Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Marketing
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Marktforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction 2 The Watchmaking Crisis of 1975-1985 3 The Creation of Swatch Group and the 'Swatch Legend' 4 Rationalization and Globalization of the Production System (1985-1998) 5 A New Marketing Strategy (1985-1998) 6 The Major Move into Luxury (since 1995) 7 Omega's Choice 8 China: a New El Dorado 9 Swatch Group's Competitors 10 Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Pierre-Yves Donzé is Associate Professor and Hakubi scholar at Kyoto University, Japan. He earned his PhD from University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, before embarking upon research projects in Japan and the United States. His research interests include the global luxury goods business and the history of technology transfer.