An international team of researchers assesses the dynamic interplay of the forces of convergence and diversity present in ABB. Together they examine the actual workings of this multinational--in order to learn to what degree the corporate strategies are achieved in its plants. Based on a multilevel organizational study, their book compares seven plants in six countries on three continents.
Contributors P. B. Beaumont, University of Glasgow, Scotland Jacques Blanger, Universit Laval, Canada Lars Bengtsson, University College Gvle, Sweden Christian Berggren, Linkping University, Sweden Torsten Bjrkman, National Defence College, Sweden Mark Bray, University of Newcastle, Australia Anthony Giles, Universit Laval, Canada Jean-Nol Grenier, Universit Laval, Canada Christoph Khler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitt, Jena, Germany Russell D. Lansbury, University of Sydney, Australia Graeme Martin, University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland Marhild von Behr, Institut fr Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung, Germany Rainer Schultz-Wild, Institut fr Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung, Germany
