{"product_id":"9788847025882","title":"SxI - Springer for Innovation \/ SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSxI - Springer for Innovation \/ SxI - Springer per l'Innovazione\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eColtorti, Fulvio; Resciniti, Riccardo; Tunisini, Annalisa; Varaldo, Riccardo\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eMittelstand\u003c\/i\u003e gives a useful comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-12-12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9788847025882\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-88-470-2589-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 193\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Milan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45659945894028,"sku":"9788847025882","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9788847025882.jpg?v=1775790664","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9788847025882","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}